M 6.6 earthquake – 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal
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Local time: Jun 27, 1966 · 16:29 (UTC+5:30)
StrongShallow · 27 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.6moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 27 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 29.702, 80.91438 km from Dārchulā
- Energy released
- 120 kilotons of TNTabout 8 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 6.1max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 2M2.5+ within 43 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 672USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Mar 6, 1966.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 120 kilotons of TNT, 251 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
2 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 43 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Nepal.
- 7.0 21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal Aug 28, 1916
- 6.9 30 km WNW of Bāgluṅ, Nepal May 27, 1936
- 6.8 32 km E of Uttarkāshi, India Oct 19, 1991
- 6.8 212 km ENE of Burang, China Oct 17, 1944
- 6.7 221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal Aug 25, 2008
- 6.7 115 km SSE of Gar, China Mar 6, 1966
- 6.6 68 km ENE of Srīnagar, India Mar 28, 1999
- 6.6 131 km N of Dārchulā, Nepal Oct 14, 1911
In the week before
Earthquakes within 43 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.