Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil

By  Shaminder Mahi January 6th 2019 11:33 AM

Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil

A magnitude 6. 8 earthquake has been registered near the west of the Tarauaca in the Acre state on Saturday afternoon. Earlier in August 2003, a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake hit the Peru-Brazil border.

Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil

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Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil

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According to reports,”The quake was 575.3 kilometres deep and was centred was centered in the Amazon rainforest, about 89 kilometers west of the Tarauaca municipality in the Acre.

Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil Brazil: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits West Brazil

Meanwhile, no reports of damage were reported due to earthquake.

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