There have been no immediate reports on damage or casualties.
M6.8 #earthquake!
— T ∃ S L A (@Discloser1) 5 января 2019 г.
Depth: 575.27 km
Sat Jan 05 16:25:38 GMT-03:00 2019
Near 89km W of Tarauaca, #Brazil https://t.co/NhISx64UhE pic.twitter.com/YJIe5x5zf0
According to the USGS, only a few people have said having felt the quake. Even being a larger magnitude tremor, this jolt remains a 'green alert' related to fatalities and economic losses, meaning it has a low likelihood of causing substantial damage or impact.
During the current US government shutdown, USGS is currently being manned by a small number of agency employees who are keeping key safety operations running, according to a Department of the Interior statement.
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