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New Earthquake Is Recorded on the Coast of Rio, Near Maricá, Two Days After First Tremor in the Same Region

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A new earth tremor was recorded on the coast of Rio on the morning of Friday. The earthquake, magnitude 3.1, occurred at 6h50 (time of Brasília) about 100 kilometers from the city of Maricá. So far, there are no reports that the phenomenon has been perceived by the population. This is the second earthquake identified in the same region in an interval of less than 48 hours. The previous record occurred at 5h31 on Thursday, when a tremor of magnit…

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A new earth tremor was recorded on the coast of Rio on the morning of Friday. The earthquake, magnitude 3.1, occurred at 6h50 (time of Brasília) about 100 kilometers from the city of Maricá. So far, there are no reports that the phenomenon has been perceived by the population. This is the second earthquake identified in the same region in an interval of less than 48 hours. The previous record occurred at 5h31 on Thursday, when a tremor of magnit…

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Given the absence of alarms or distress requests for firefighters, apparently no one noticed the occurrence of tremors.

Litoral de Maricá records second earth tremor in 24 hours; understand the phenomenon and if there are risks to the population

The state of Rio de Janeiro recorded two earth tremors in an interval of less than 48 hours, between the last Thursday (21) and this Friday (22). The events took place on the continental shelf, about 100 kilometers from the coast of the municipality of Maricá. In addition to the two recorded in Rio, a tremor was recorded in Tocantins. According to the Brazilian Seismographic Network (RSBR), the tremors had similar magnitudes: the first scored 3.…

The Brazilian Seismographic Network (RSBR) identified, at around 5h31 this Thursday (21), a earth tremor of magnitude 3.3 near the city of Maricá, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The organ reported that there were no reports that the episode was felt by the population. According to Gilberto Leite, a seismologist of the National Observatory, the type of tremor is relatively common in the country and does not represent a significant risk to the po…

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hit the coast of Maricá, in Rio de Janeiro, on the morning of Thursday, 21. According to the Brazilian Seismographic Network (RSBR), the tremor occurred at 5:31 a.m., about 100 kilometers from the Fluminense coast. RSBR considered the shallow ablation, with an estimated depth of between 0 and 10 kilometers, although there are no data for an exact measurement. So far, there are no reports of residents who have felt …

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CNN Brasil broke the news in Brazil on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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