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M6.6 earthquake, Yemen, 2006-12-30

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)2006-12-30 08:30

Rank in 200633 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19003665 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

156 km NW of Kilmia, Yemen · 13.31, 51.37

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1959 M6.6M6.6

2006 M6.6M6.6

1970 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2005-08-26	2005-08-26 18:16	10 km	199 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen
M6.0 2002-09-01	2002-09-01 17:14	10 km	214 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen
M6.0 2001-06-15	2001-06-15 16:19	10 km	199 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen
M6.5 1970-07-30	1970-07-30 04:58	29 km	223 km N of Kilmia, Yemen
M6.5 1967-11-23	1967-11-23 08:35	12 km	193 km S of Al Ghayz̧ah, Yemen
M6.6 1959-12-21	1959-12-21 11:19	15 km	186 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen
M6.2 1949-12-20	1949-12-20 00:34	15 km	200 km N of Qalans?yah, Yemen
M6.1 1928-09-18	1928-09-18 19:52	15 km	157 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen
M6.1 1924-04-20	1924-04-20 14:27	15 km	185 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen

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.