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M6.6 earthquake, Iran, 1957-07-02

MagnitudeM6.6mw
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Depth15 km
Time (UTC)1957-07-02 00:42
Rank in 195738 / 175among M6+
Rank since 19003380 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×8approx.

31 km SSE of B?bol, Iran · 36.28, 52.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.6 1953-02-121953-02-12 08:1515 km104 km SSE of D?mgh?n, Iran
M6.4 1935-04-111935-04-11 23:1415 km14 km SE of Behshahr, Iran
M6.4 1927-07-221927-07-22 03:5510 km132 km SSE of Semnan, 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.