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Latest quakes in or near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.1 earthquake Brazil, Mar de Espanha, Minas Gerais - May 13, 2022 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 3.9 Itaocara/RJ (Brazil) - Sep 19, 2019 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 10:04 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Rio de Janeiro, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Rio de Janeiro in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Rio de Janeiro has had 9 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 3 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.1 Earthquake Brazil, 12 km E of Mar de Espanha, Mar de Espanha, Minas Gerais -
Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake Itaocara/RJ (Brazil) -
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Latest quakes in or near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - list, stats and map
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May 13, 2022 01:07 am (Sao Paulo)
May 13, 2022 04:07 GMT
2.1

0 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the NW Brazil, 12 km east of Mar de Espanha, Mar de Espanha, Minas Gerais Info
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 2022 05:08 am (Sao Paulo)
Mar 22, 2022 08:08 GMT
2.9

0 km
Rio Claro, Brazil, 23 km northeast of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro Info
Monday, July 13, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 12, 2020 11:06 pm (Sao Paulo)
Jul 13, 2020 02:06 GMT
2.2

0 km
Brazil, 0.2 km northwest of Paracambi, Paracambi, Rio de Janeiro Info
Thursday, July 2, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 2, 2020 03:46 pm (GMT -3)
Jul 2, 2020 18:46 GMT
2.0

0 km
48 km (30 mi) to the NE South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, 26 km east of Marataizes, Espirito Santo Info
Sunday, March 1, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 1, 2020 05:45 am (Sao Paulo)
Mar 1, 2020 08:45 GMT
2.1

0 km
Petropolis/RJ (Brazil) Info
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 25, 2020 12:14 am (Sao Paulo)
Feb 25, 2020 03:14 GMT
1.9

0 km
15 km (9.3 mi) to the N Muriae/MG (Brazil) Info
Sunday, February 23, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 23, 2020 06:17 am (GMT +0)
Feb 23, 2020 06:17 GMT
1.7

0 km
18 km (11 mi) to the N Muriae/MG (Brazil) Info
Friday, February 21, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 21, 2020 04:08 pm (Sao Paulo)
Feb 21, 2020 19:08 GMT
2.2

0 km
19 km (12 mi) to the N Brazil, 1.5 km west of Muriaé, Muriae, Minas Gerais Info
Feb 21, 2020 03:20 pm (Sao Paulo)
Feb 21, 2020 18:20 GMT
1.9

0 km
19 km (12 mi) to the N Muriae/MG (Brazil) Info
Thursday, September 19, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 19, 2019 04:49 am (Sao Paulo)
Sep 19, 2019 07:49 GMT
3.9

750 km
Itaocara/RJ (Brazil) Info
Friday, August 2, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 2, 2019 05:32 pm (Sao Paulo)
Aug 2, 2019 20:32 GMT
2.0

0 km
50 km (31 mi) to the W Aparecida, Brazil, 9.2 km southwest of Guaratingueta, Guaratingueta, Sao Paulo Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.7 x 1010 joules (13 megawatt hours, equivalent to 11.2 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1.4 quakes on average per year in or near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.16 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.3 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 0.96 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)
Rio de Janeiro has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. No earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher are known to have occurred in or near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the past 54 years. This does not mean that they cannot occur, but if any suggests that quakes of this strength are extremely rare.

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