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M6.9 earthquake, Canada, 1918-12-06

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1918-12-06 08:41

Rank in 191814 / 94among M6+

Rank since 19001732 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×25approx.

32 km SW of Vernon, Canada · 49.86, -126.74

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M7.5M7.5

1918 M6.9M6.9

1980 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.8M6.8

1976 M6.7M6.7

2004 M6.7M6.7

1992 M6.7M6.7

1929 M6.7M6.7

1939 M6.6M6.6

1972 M6.6M6.6

2014 M6.5M6.5

2018 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.5 1906-01-24	1906-01-24 06:42	15 km	9 km NNW of Campbell River, 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.