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M7.0 earthquake, Revilla Gigedo Islands, 1905-12-17

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1905-12-17 05:30

Rank in 190524 / 56among M6+

Rank since 19001668 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×28approx.

Revilla Gigedo Islands region · 18.32, -108.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1905 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.9M6.9

1931 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.7M6.7

1972 M6.6M6.6

2016 M6.6M6.6

1950 M6.6M6.6

1938 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1905-05-09	1905-05-09 06:39	10 km	166 km WSW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Mexico

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.