Tag: Earthquake
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A tsunami was not expected after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the ocean southeast of Easter Island, Chile, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A intermediate magnitude 6.0 earthquake was reported around noon near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Sunday 6 December 2020 at 1.47...
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the remote border region of Acre in the Brazilian Amazon at around mid-day yesterday. Telephone lines are down and there are reports...
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Japanese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro opened their phone lines for people seeking information about the devastation in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami. So far, mostly Brazilian journalists...
