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Significant earthquakes on May 1st
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
8.2
1917 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Earthquake
1917·Great·15 km deep
7.8
266 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
1915·Great·30 km deep
7.2
40 km SSE of Baharly, Turkmenistan
1929·Great·10 km deep
7.2
28 km W of Tenn?, Japan
1939·Great·10 km deep
7.0
121 km ESE of Labuha, Indonesia
1904·Great·35 km deep
6.9
228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
1997·Major·33 km deep
6.8
65 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
1963·Major·143 km deep
6.8
72 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
1910·Major·15 km deep
6.8
south of Tasmania
1951·Major·15 km deep
6.7
108 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
1924·Major·20 km deep
6.6
18 km WNW of Tenn?, Japan
1939·Major·10 km deep
6.6
19 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska
1990·Major·252 km deep