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M7.5 earthquake, Canada, 1929-05-26

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1929-05-26 22:40

Rank in 19294 / 125among M6+

Rank since 1900514 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×166approx.

262 km W of Port McNeill, Canada · 51.10, -130.72

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2012 M7.8M7.8

1929 M7.5M7.5

1970 M7.3M7.3

1980 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.8M6.8

1976 M6.7M6.7

2004 M6.7M6.7

1992 M6.7M6.7

1938 M6.7M6.7

1929 M6.7M6.7

1939 M6.6M6.6

2008 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1929-03-01	1929-03-01 07:31	15 km	255 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 1926-11-01	1926-11-01 01:39	15 km	216 km W of Tofino, Canada
M6.1 1926-10-30	1926-10-30 19:42	15 km	216 km SW of Vernon, Canada
M6.1 1924-03-30	1924-03-30 00:09	15 km	246 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.2 1921-04-10	1921-04-10 13:40	15 km	296 km SSW of Hydaburg, Alaska
M6.4 1920-03-29	1920-03-29 05:07	15 km	46 km NNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.0 1918-04-17	1918-04-17 06:44	15 km	237 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.1 1914-07-21	1914-07-21 22:31	15 km	266 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1912-03-11	1912-03-11 10:17	15 km	247 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1910-11-06	1910-11-06 20:30	15 km	212 km W of Port McNeill, Canada

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.