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M6.6 earthquake, Nepal, 1966-06-27

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth26 km

Time (UTC)1966-06-27 10:59

Rank in 196626 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19003385 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal · 29.70, 80.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1916 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.9M6.9

1991 M6.8M6.8

1944 M6.8M6.8

1966 M6.7M6.7

2008 M6.7M6.7

1966 M6.6M6.6

1999 M6.6M6.6

1911 M6.5M6.5

1944 M6.5M6.5

1980 M6.5M6.5

1913 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1966-06-27	1966-06-27 10:41	29 km	28 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal
M6.3 1966-03-06	1966-03-06 02:15	19 km	133 km NE of Joshīmath, India
M6.7 1966-03-06	1966-03-06 02:10	20 km	138 km NE of Josh?math, India
M6.1 1958-12-28	1958-12-28 05:34	15 km	15 km NE of B?geshwar, India
M6.4 1945-06-04	1945-06-04 12:08	15 km	58 km NE of B?geshwar, India
M6.5 1944-10-29	1944-10-29 00:11	20 km	205 km ENE of Burang, China
M6.8 1944-10-17	1944-10-17 18:36	20 km	212 km ENE of Burang, China
M6.9 1936-05-27	1936-05-27 06:19	15 km	28 km WNW of B?glung, Nepal
M6.0 1935-03-05	1935-03-05 22:15	15 km	14 km W of Dh?rchula, India
M6.2 1918-11-29	1918-11-29 10:41	15 km	26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal

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.