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M6.6 earthquake, Afghanistan, 1982-12-16

MagnitudeM6.6ms

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Depth36 km

Time (UTC)1982-12-16 00:40

Rank in 198221 / 87among M6+

Rank since 19003482 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36.15, 69.01

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1921 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.7M7.7

1949 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1965 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.4M7.4

1983 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

2002 M7.4M7.4

1956 M7.3M7.3

1902 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1981-05-02	1981-05-02 16:04	229 km	54 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.1 1979-08-20	1979-08-20 03:50	229 km	26 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan
M6.1 1976-11-27	1976-11-27 21:42	190 km	43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.5 1974-07-30	1974-07-30 05:12	211 km	57 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.2 1972-06-24	1972-06-24 15:29	24 km	36 km SSW of Farkhār, Afghanistan
M6.2 1972-01-20	1972-01-20 11:36	213 km	51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.1 1969-11-24	1969-11-24 17:23	115 km	42 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
M6.2 1969-03-05	1969-03-05 19:33	206 km	Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
M6.0 1967-01-25	1967-01-25 01:50	273 km	1 km SE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan
M6.6 1966-06-06	1966-06-06 07:46	216 km	40 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

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.