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Canada earthquakes in 1930

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Canada in 1930. The largest: M6.0 230 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada, Jun 30, 1930.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19291931

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Where every quake of 1930 was located in Canada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1930

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19300
February 19300
March 19300
April 193015.8262 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
May 193015.8254 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
June 19300
July 193016.0230 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada
August 19300
September 19300
October 19300
November 19300
December 19300

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Canada nowWorldwide in 1930

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.