Overview

• RSBR recorded a quake with epicenter in Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia, at about 10:14 a.m. local time on October 14.
• An initial estimate of magnitude 4.2 was revised to 3.9 after analysis, according to RSBR seismologist Eveline Sayão.
• Shaking was felt in Taguatinga, Tocantins, and in the Novo Paraná area near the epicenter, with residents reporting a short vibration and rattling fixtures.
• The event was analyzed by the Seismological Laboratory at UFRN, and experts characterized it as a low-magnitude occurrence with no cause for alarm.
• RSBR noted recent regional activity, including a magnitude 1.9 tremor detected on October 11 in Jacobina, Bahia.