Brazil and Earthquakes by Linda Potter

 

 

Brazil is a very large country and has a very diverse geography.  One of the more recent quakes I could find on the USGS site was for Taracuana  

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000p90n#general_map is a site for the Taracuana earthquake in Brazil.  In the information that

 follows you will see that most of the earthquakes are near Brazil and along the western coast of South America.  The following information was found on the USGS site (1 & 3)

Brazil has had: (M1.5 or greater)

·         0 earthquakes today

·         0 earthquakes in the past 7 days

·         0 earthquakes in the past month

·         5 earthquakes in the past year

Not many as you can see for the past year especially when you compare it to other countries the size of Brazil or a bit smaller.

As far as I could find for how prepared and how the Brazilians predict earthquakes I found:

Earthquake Early Warning (Japan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Early_Warning_(Japan)Earthquake Early Warning in Japan: When two or more Seismometers detect ... By doing rough predictions, JMA is able to warn people in prefectures through TV and radio if strong shake is expected. ... Please prepare for powerful tremors. ..... Brazil adopts Japanese TV warning system Advanced Television Ltd. 13 Jun ...  (4)

 

An unofficial site is:

QUAKE RED ALERT - Brazilian Earthquake Prediction Team, page 1 ...www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread831831/pg1Apr 19, 2012 - 11 posts - ‎5 authorsWe are a Brazilian Earthquake Forecast Studies Team, who ... We are preparing a paper to be published in scientific circles this year 2012.Very scary predictions....be prepared 2008-2013, page 1 ...20 postsJul 28, 2008(HUGE 8.1)Earthquake Prediction Philippines July 18 ...20 postsJul 14, 2008More results from www.abovetopsecret.com

 

Biggest Earthquakes Near Brazil

The largest earthquake near Brazil was:

• this year: 8.2 in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile

The following is a map (on the link posted below) of South America so that the infromation below can be located on a map.  As you will see most earthquakes are located outside of Brazil along the Western Cost of South America.  All information was located at the USGS online site (USGS 1).

 

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L1.      14 years ago 8.4 magnitude, 33 km depth

Camaná, Arequipa, Peru

2.      8.4 magnitude earthquake

 

3.      14 years ago at 20:33

June 23, 2001 UTC

 

4.      Location:

Epicenter at -16.264, -73.641
107.2 km from Camaná (66.2 miles)

 

5.      Near Coast Of Southern Peru

 

6.      Depth: 33 km

 

7.      21 years ago 8.2 magnitude, 631 km depth

Rurrenabaque, El Beni, Bolivia

 

8.      8.2 magnitude earthquake

 

9.      21 years ago at 00:33

June 09, 1994 UTC

 

10.  Location:

Epicenter at -13.841, -67.553
69.2 km from Rurrenabaque (43.2 miles)

 

11.  Depth: 631 km

 

12.  11 months ago 8.2 magnitude, 20 km depth

Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile

 

13.  8.2 magnitude earthquake

 

14.  11 months ago at 23:46

April 01, 2014 UTC

 

15.  Location:

Epicenter at -19.642, -70.817
93.2 km from Iquique (58.2 miles)

 

16.  Depth: 20 km

 

17.  8 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 39 km depth

San Vicente de Cañete, Lima, Peru

 

18.  8.0 magnitude earthquake

 

19.  8 years ago at 23:40

August 15, 2007 UTC

 

20.  Location:

Epicenter at -13.386, -76.603
40.2 km from San Vicente de Cañete (25.2 miles)

 

21.  Near Coast Of Central Peru

 

22.  Depth: 39 km

 

23.  18 years ago 7.7 magnitude, 33 km depth

Marcona, Ica, Peru

 

24.  7.7 magnitude earthquake

 

25.  18 years ago at 16:59

November 12, 1996 UTC

 

26.  Location:

Epicenter at -14.993, -75.675
65.2 km from Marcona (40.2 miles)

 

27.  Near Coast Of Central Peru

 

28.  Depth: 33 km

 

29.  12 years ago 7.1 magnitude, 558 km depth

Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil

 

30.  7.1 magnitude earthquake

 

31.  12 years ago at 06:19

June 20, 2003 UTC

 

32.  Location:

Epicenter at -7.606, -71.722
97.2 km from Cruzeiro do Sul (60.2 miles)

 

33.  Amazonas Acre Border, Brazil

 

34.  Depth: 558 km

 

35.  4 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 147 km depth

Contamana, Loreto, Peru

 

36.  7.0 magnitude earthquake

 

37.  4 years ago at 17:46

August 24, 2011 UTC

 

38.  Location:

Epicenter at -7.641, -74.525
64.2 km from Contamana (39.2 miles)

 

39.  Northern Peru

 

40.  Depth: 147 km

 

41.  24 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 598 km depth

Brasiléia, Acre, Brazil

 

42.  7.0 magnitude earthquake

 

43.  24 years ago at 14:30

October 17, 1990 UTC

 

44.  Location:

Epicenter at -10.97, -70.776
223.2 km from Brasiléia (138.2 miles)

 

45.  Peru Brazil Border

 

46.  Depth: 598 km

 

47.  12 years ago 6.9 magnitude, 534 km depth

Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil

 

48.  6.9 magnitude earthquake

 

49.  12 years ago at 20:09

October 12, 2002 UTC

 

50.  Location:

Epicenter at -8.295, -71.738
108.2 km from Tarauacá (67.2 miles)

 

51.  Amazonas Acre Border, Brazil

 

52.  Depth: 534 km

 

53.  21 years ago 6.9 magnitude, 596 km depth

Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru

 

 

 

Historic Earthquakes: Location

Magnitude 7.1 AMAZONAS, BRAZIL

2003 June 20 06:19:38 UTC

USGS reference (1)

 

Magnitude 6.9 near Peru-Brazil border region

Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 20:09:11 (UTC)

Magnitude 6.9 Time Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 20:09:11(UTC) Distance from 59 km (36 miles) ESE (119 degrees) of Peru-Brazil border region Coordinates 8 deg. 15.4 min. S ( 8.257S) 71 deg. 32.1 min. W ( 71.535W) Depth 535.9 km (333.0 miles) Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.1 km; depth fixed by location program

The above information was found on the USGS site (USGS 1,2 & 3)

 

 

 

Work Cited:

1.        USGS main site,   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ 

2.       USGS site for Brazil and earthquake maps, http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#%7B%22feed%22%3A%221day_m25%22%2C%22search%22%3Anull%2C%22listFormat%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%22newest%22%2C%22basemap%22%3A%22grayscale%22%2C%22autoUpdate%22%3Atrue%2C%22restrictListToMap%22%3Atrue%2C%22timeZone%22%3A%22utc%22%2C%22mapposition%22%3A%5B%5B-31.917848861244273%2C-107.6897531747818%5D%2C%5B22.7932012893528%2C-26.6545969247818%5D%5D%2C%22overlays%22%3A%7B%22plates%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22viewModes%22%3A%7B%22list%22%3Atrue%2C%22map%22%3Atrue%2C%22settings%22%3Afalse%2C%22help%22%3Afalse%7D%7D

3.       USGS National Earthquake Information Center, http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2002/uskebi/

4.       Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Early_Warning

5.       Quake Red Alert, www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread