M6.7 earthquake near Tarauacá, Acre

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 104 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil on 3 Nov 1965, 01:39 UTC at a depth of 594 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Tarauacá, about 105 km away in Acre, Brazil.