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M6.7 earthquake, Iran, 2010-12-20

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)2010-12-20 18:41

Rank in 201039 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19003028 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

111 km SE of Bam, Iran · 28.41, 59.18

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M7.7M7.7

1981 M7.1M7.1

1983 M7.0M7.0

1977 M6.9M6.9

1923 M6.7M6.7

1981 M6.7M6.7

2010 M6.7M6.7

1999 M6.6M6.6

2003 M6.6M6.6

1998 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2006-02-28	2006-02-28 07:31	18 km	111 km NNW of M?n?b, Iran
M6.6 2003-12-26	2003-12-26 01:56	10 km	13 km SSW of Bam, Iran
M6.6 1999-03-04	1999-03-04 05:38	33 km	110 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran
M6.6 1998-03-14	1998-03-14 19:40	9 km	52 km ESE of Kerman, Iran
M6.3 1994-02-24	1994-02-24 00:11	10 km	99 km WSW of Z?bol, Iran
M6.0 1989-12-07	1989-12-07 12:59	16 km	98 km SW of Fann?j, Iran
M7.0 1983-04-18	1983-04-18 10:58	64 km	95 km ESE of Kh?sh, Iran
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

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.