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M6.7 earthquake, India, 1966-03-06

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1966-03-06 02:10

Rank in 196621 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19002798 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

138 km NE of Josh?math, India · 31.52, 80.49

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1916 M7.0M7.0

1975 M6.8M6.8

1991 M6.8M6.8

1944 M6.8M6.8

2008 M6.7M6.7

1966 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
M6.1 1958-12-28	1958-12-28 05:34	15 km	15 km NE of B?geshwar, India
M6.2 1955-06-27	1955-06-27 10:14	15 km	109 km NE of Sar?han, India
M6.5 1955-01-28	1955-01-28 17:02	35 km	western Xizang
M6.5 1953-10-11	1953-10-11 17:08	30 km	253 km NE of Burang, China
M6.1 1953-10-08	1953-10-08 19:11	10 km	272 km NE of Burang, China
M6.4 1945-06-04	1945-06-04 12:08	15 km	58 km NE of B?geshwar, India
M6.3 1944-11-06	1944-11-06 05:49	15 km	246 km NE of Burang, China
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
M6.0 1935-03-05	1935-03-05 22:15	15 km	14 km W of Dh?rchula, India

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.