Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Brazil: latest news, today and the last 30 days
Brazil sits deep inside the South American plate, far from any plate boundary, so its earthquakes are intraplate: infrequent, usually small, and concentrated on ancient faults reactivated beneath the northeast, Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Mato Grosso and the eastern Amazon. They are also very shallow, which is why a magnitude 3 can be felt across a whole town while a much larger, deeper earthquake elsewhere would not be. This page covers the country east of 60°W; the global catalogs record very little here, so a quiet month is normal rather than a gap.
Updated 2026-09-18 11:53 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Brazil
The most notable recent events in Brazil, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 3.7 near Sandolândia, Brazil
depth 0.0 km · MATO GROSSO-TOCANTINS REG, BRAZ.
Brazil earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Brazil
The largest was M3.7 on September 4, near MATO GROSSO-TOCANTINS REG, BRAZ., 0.0 km deep.
Map of recent earthquakes in Brazil and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5+ recorded in Brazil and the surrounding area in the last 30 days.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 1 of the events below come from EMSC.
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Brazil today?
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above has been recorded in the last 24 hours. Smaller events may still have occurred below that threshold. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
How many earthquakes does Brazil get?
1 of magnitude 2.5 or above in the last 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Brazil?
Magnitude 3.7 on September 4, 2026, near MATO GROSSO-TOCANTINS REG, BRAZ., at a depth of 0.0 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Brazil?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 0.0 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Brazil?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Brazil, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and the Brazilian Seismographic Network (RSBR), through the Centro de Sismologia da USP, deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Brazil, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.