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M6.6 earthquake, Afghanistan, 1966-06-06

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth216 km

Time (UTC)1966-06-06 07:46

Rank in 196629 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19003435 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

40 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 36.42, 71.22

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1921 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.7M7.7

2005 M7.6M7.6

1949 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1965 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.4M7.4

1983 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

2002 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 1965-03-14	1965-03-14 15:53	208 km	51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.1 1965-02-02	1965-02-02 15:56	21 km	98 km SW of Murghob, Tajikistan
M6.6 1964-01-28	1964-01-28 14:09	196 km	43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.3 1962-09-12	1962-09-12 20:57	35 km	31 km NNW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan
M6.7 1962-07-06	1962-07-06 23:05	216 km	51 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan
M6.1 1957-09-02	1957-09-02 21:27	212 km	43 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.3 1955-03-06	1955-03-06 20:55	125 km	104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
M6.1 1951-04-14	1951-04-14 04:10	15 km	17 km SSE of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.8 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 16:24	20 km	40 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.6 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 15:49	20 km	28 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan

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.