M6.3 earthquake near Tapurah, Mato Grosso

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 207 km WSW of Sinop, Brazil on 31 Jan 1955, 05:03 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tapurah, about 88 km away in Mato Grosso, Brazil.