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M6.6 earthquake, Canada, 2008-01-05

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)2008-01-05 11:01

Rank in 200829 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19003674 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

267 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada · 51.25, -130.75

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2008-01-05	2008-01-05 11:44	10 km	251 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.1 2008-01-09	2008-01-09 14:40	10 km	Haida Gwaii Region, Canada

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

2009 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2004-11-02	2004-11-02 10:02	10 km	189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.1 2001-10-12	2001-10-12 05:02	20 km	225 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M6.0 2001-01-11	2001-01-11 00:04	10 km	247 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.0 1999-07-02	1999-07-02 11:45	10 km	203 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.1 1998-08-30	1998-08-30 11:33	10 km	254 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.0 1993-08-03	1993-08-03 07:19	10 km	269 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.0 1992-04-06	1992-04-06 15:16	10 km	200 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.7 1992-04-06	1992-04-06 13:54	20 km	213 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.1 1992-01-02	1992-01-02 16:40	10 km	247 km WSW of Tofino, Canada
M6.8 1980-12-17	1980-12-17 16:21	10 km	212 km SW 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.