Major earthquakes in Brazil since 1900 (M6+)

M6+27

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LargestM7.61963

M7+5

LatestM6.52024-01-28

Per decade

1900s0

1910s2

1920s0

1930s0

1940s0

1950s2

1960s4

1970s2

1980s4

1990s3

2000s4

2010s3

2020s3

Depth

0–70 km1

70–300 km0

300 km+26

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.6 1963-11-09	1963-11-09 21:15	591 km	132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.4 1911-04-28	1911-04-28 09:52	560 km	128 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.1 1989-05-05	1989-05-05 18:28	593 km	69 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.1 2003-06-20	2003-06-20 06:19	558 km	105 km E of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M7.0 1967-02-15	1967-02-15 16:11	600 km	124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.9 2002-10-12	2002-10-12 20:09	534 km	108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.8 1950-07-09	1950-07-09 04:40	646 km	23 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.8 2019-01-05	2019-01-05 19:25	570 km	90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.7 1965-11-03	1965-11-03 01:39	594 km	104 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.7 2015-11-26	2015-11-26 05:45	603 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.7 1915-04-23	1915-04-23 15:29	620 km	21 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.6 1985-05-01	1985-05-01 13:27	600 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.6 2024-01-20	2024-01-20 21:31	607 km	123 km NW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.5 2010-05-24	2010-05-24 16:18	581 km	87 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.5 2022-06-08	2022-06-08 00:55	623 km	107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.5 2024-01-28	2024-01-28 09:38	621 km	70 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.4 1972-01-12	1972-01-12 09:59	568 km	129 km NE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M6.3 1955-01-31	1955-01-31 05:03	15 km	207 km WSW of Sinop, Brazil
M6.3 1963-11-10	1963-11-10 01:00	594 km	100 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.3 1986-03-26	1986-03-26 22:06	608 km	127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M6.2 1983-06-02	1983-06-02 20:12	599 km	158 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1993-05-06	1993-05-06 13:03	573 km	86 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1994-11-04	1994-11-04 01:13	591 km	148 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1997-03-25	1997-03-25 16:44	603 km	115 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 2007-07-21	2007-07-21 13:27	645 km	55 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1972-01-21	1972-01-21 19:18	564 km	129 km NE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M6.0 2003-04-27	2003-04-27 22:57	560 km	91 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.