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M7.7 earthquake, Iran, 2013-04-16

MagnitudeM7.7mww

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Depth80 km

Time (UTC)2013-04-16 10:44

Rank in 20133 / 142among M6+

Rank since 1900289 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

79 km ESE of Kh?sh, Iran · 28.03, 62.00

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2013-04-17	2013-04-17 03:15	56 km	112 km E of Kh?sh, Iran

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.2M7.2

1983 M7.0M7.0

2010 M6.7M6.7

1934 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2011-01-27	2011-01-27 08:38	10 km	119 km SSE of Bam, Iran
M7.2 2011-01-18	2011-01-18 20:23	68 km	46 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan
M6.7 2010-12-20	2010-12-20 18:41	12 km	111 km SE of Bam, Iran
M6.0 2005-03-13	2005-03-13 03:31	54 km	119 km E of Iranshahr, Iran
M6.1 1987-08-10	1987-08-10 10:52	164 km	81 km SE of ‘Al?qahd?r? D?sh?, Afghanistan
M7.0 1983-04-18	1983-04-18 10:58	64 km	95 km ESE of Kh?sh, Iran
M6.4 1969-11-07	1969-11-07 18:34	65 km	93 km NW of Iranshahr, Iran
M6.5 1934-06-13	1934-06-13 22:10	10 km	142 km E of Kh?sh, Iran
M6.0 1929-09-03	1929-09-03 12:07	15 km	123 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, 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.