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M6.6 earthquake, Iran, 1990-11-06

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)1990-11-06 18:45

Rank in 199039 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19003535 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

105 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran · 28.25, 55.46

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1981 M7.1M7.1

1977 M6.9M6.9

1923 M6.7M6.7

1981 M6.7M6.7

1972 M6.6M6.6

1999 M6.6M6.6

2003 M6.6M6.6

1998 M6.6M6.6

1990 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1981-07-28	1981-07-28 17:22	33 km	75 km ESE of Kerman, Iran
M6.7 1981-06-11	1981-06-11 07:24	33 km	73 km SE of Kerman, Iran
M6.2 1977-04-01	1977-04-01 13:36	29 km	40 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran
M6.9 1977-03-21	1977-03-21 21:18	29 km	48 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran
M6.1 1975-03-07	1975-03-07 07:04	27 km	34 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran
M6.6 1972-04-10	1972-04-10 02:06	10 km	50 km SSE of Fīrūzābād, Iran
M6.0 1971-11-08	1971-11-08 03:06	17 km	60 km NW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
M6.0 1971-04-12	1971-04-12 19:03	10 km	21 km W of Ḩājjīābād, Iran
M6.1 1968-09-14	1968-09-14 13:48	23 km	76 km SE of Fīrūzābād, Iran
M6.4 1961-06-11	1961-06-11 05:10	15 km	44 km ENE of Ger?sh, 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.