5.5
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: yellow
M5.5 earthquake near Cantá, Roraima
2084 d ago · 31 Jan 2021, 19:05 UTC 82 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana
What happened
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 82 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana on 31 Jan 2021, 19:05 UTC at a depth of 5 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Cantá, about 112 km away in Roraima, Brazil.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.