Sunday 28 January 2024, 10:38: earthquake at Acre, Brazil

Earthquakes with magnitude 6.5 felt at 10:38 on 28 January 2024.
Place: Acre, Brazil.

On Sunday 28 January 2024 at 10:38 an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 and depth 609.5 km was recorded in Acre, Brazil. Further info on the EMSC webpage by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are classified into superficial (hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and deep (hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 10:38 on 28 January 2024 with epicenter Acre, Brazil, having a depth of 609.5 km is therefore classified as deep.
Being of magnitude 6.5, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of 160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.

Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org

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