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Type Event
Magnitude 5.3 mb
Local datetime 2026/02/16 17:32
Universal datetime 2026/02/16 17:32
Latitude -17.78 ° ± 6 km
Longitude -13.22 ° ± 4 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Recife  2585 1.478098e+06
Maceió  2595 954991
Jaboatao  2593 702621
João Pessoa  2631 650883
Olinda  2582 366754
San-Pedro  2597 196751
Cabo de Santo Agostinho  2585 143105
Carpina  2630 70689
Rio Largo  2611 63387
Timbaúba  2653 45121
Goiana  2619 43980
Penedo  2654 42097
Barreiros  2576 35565
Harper  2524 32661
Sassandra  2634 23274

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.96
Azimuthal gap 64.37 °
Number of stations used 20
Number of phases used 20

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
II SHEL P 17:34:41.92 -3.54 76.8 7.38 Automatic
II ASCN P 17:35:21.84 2.41 353.41 9.91 Automatic
IU RCBR P 17:38:21.42 -1.75 295.58 25.17 Automatic
IU TSUM P 17:38:57.87 -1.98 97.71 29.21 Automatic
II SUR P 17:39:43.52 2.68 122.08 33.9 Automatic
IU LSZ P 17:40:29.77 -0.67 92.69 39.7 Automatic
IU TRQA P 17:41:27.24 -1.67 234.11 46.96 Automatic
IU SAML P 17:41:45.99 -0.94 273.47 49.27 Automatic
IU KMBO P 17:42:09.74 0.37 77.17 52.27 Automatic
GE KIBK P 17:42:15.47 3.89 78.98 52.56 Automatic
IU SDV P 17:43:21.44 -0.96 290.4 62.65 Automatic
II BFO P 17:43:59.67 -0.76 15.18 68.86 Automatic
IU ANTO P 17:44:20.89 1.61 35.53 71.83 Automatic
IU KIEV P 17:44:52.57 -1.88 25.92 77.95 Automatic
IU GNI P 17:45:01.37 0.07 41.29 79.09 Automatic
II UOSS P 17:45:05.22 -1.46 59.55 79.94 Automatic
II KIV P 17:45:06.22 -0.3 37.24 80.08 Automatic
G CCD P 17:45:27.35 2.45 169.74 83.25 Automatic
IU WVT P 17:45:53.42 2.99 308.83 88.62 Automatic
IU CCM P 17:46:05.2 -0.54 309.58 91.88 Automatic