6.8
EarthquakeMajorPAGER: green
M6.8 earthquake near Tarauacá, Acre
2841 d ago · 5 Jan 2019, 19:25 UTC 90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
What happened
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 90 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil on 5 Jan 2019, 19:25 UTC at a depth of 570 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 91 km away in Acre, Brazil.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.