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M6.6 earthquake, Iran, 1972-04-10

MagnitudeM6.6mw
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Depth10 km
Time (UTC)1972-04-10 02:06
Rank in 197229 / 132among M6+
Rank since 19003447 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×8approx.

50 km SSE of Fīrūzābād, Iran · 28.43, 52.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.0 1971-11-081971-11-08 03:0617 km60 km NW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
M6.0 1971-04-121971-04-12 19:0310 km21 km W of Ḩājjīābād, Iran
M6.1 1968-09-141968-09-14 13:4823 km76 km SE of Fīrūzābād, Iran
M6.4 1961-06-111961-06-11 05:1015 km44 km ENE of Ger?sh, Iran
M6.4 1956-10-311956-10-31 14:0315 km43 km SE of Ger?sh, Iran
M6.3 1934-02-041934-02-04 13:2715 km9 km WNW of Yasuj, Iran
M6.2 1930-08-231930-08-23 10:5315 km92 km E of Ger?sh, Iran
M6.0 1913-03-241913-03-24 10:3415 km57 km NNW of Kīsh, Iran

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.