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M6.6 earthquake, Iran, 1953-02-12

MagnitudeM6.6mw
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Depth15 km
Time (UTC)1953-02-12 08:15
Rank in 195329 / 128among M6+
Rank since 19003872 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×7approx.

104 km SSE of D?mgh?n, Iran · 35.38, 54.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.4 1935-04-111935-04-11 23:1415 km14 km SE of Behshahr, Iran
M6.1 1933-10-051933-10-05 13:2915 km58 km SSW of Bardaskan, Iran
M6.4 1927-07-221927-07-22 03:5510 km132 km SSE of Semnan, Iran
M6.4 1923-09-171923-09-17 07:0915 km32 km WSW of Esfar?yen, Iran
M6.2 1918-03-241918-03-24 23:1515 km13 km S of Bardaskan, 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.