Significant Earthquakes of 1986

• January 11, 1986, Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, PeruM5.3 · 1 death · 60 houses destroyed
• January 29, 1986, S, Hahat, Muaraenim, Sumatera, IndonesiaM5
• February 3, 1986, Ixchiguan, San Marcos Province, GuatemalaM4.7 · 500 houses destroyed
• March 6, 1986, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, TurkmenistanM6.3 · tsunami
• April 5, 1986, Cuzco, PeruM4.6 · 16 deaths · $22 million · 2,000 houses destroyed
• April 26, 1986, Dharmsala, Lahore, Pakistan, Kashmir, IndiaM5.3 · 6 deaths
• May 5, 1986, Dogansehir-Golbashi, Kapidere, TurkeyM5.9 · 15 deaths · $5 million · 4,000 houses destroyed
• May 7, 1986, Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United StatesM8 · tsunami
• May 13, 1986, Akhalkalaki, Susuz, GeorgiaM5.7 · 2 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed
• May 15, 1986, Barkham, Matakari, Hamtarot, PakistanM5.2
• May 17, 1986, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United StatesM6.4 · tsunami
• May 20, 1986, Hualien, TaiwanM6.4 · 1 death
• June 11, 1986, VenezuelaM6.2 · 2 deaths · $1 million
• June 24, 1986, Papua New GuineaM7.1 · $500,000
• July 8, 1986, Palm Springs, California, United StatesM6 · $4.5 million
• July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, IranM5.6 · 1 death · 300 houses destroyed
• July 13, 1986, San Diego, Newport Beach, California, United StatesM5.8 · $700,000
• July 18, 1986, Churuguara, Falcon, Lara, VenezuelaM4.9 · 1 death · 30 houses destroyed
• July 21, 1986, Chalfant Valley, California-Nevada, United StatesM6.2 · $1 million
• August 3, 1986, Yesilce, Ucgoze, Sam, TurkeyM4.1 · 73 houses destroyed
• August 30, 1986, Bucharest, Kishinev-Kagul, RomaniaM6.9 · 2 deaths · $730 million
• September 13, 1986, Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos, GreeceM5.8 · 20 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed
• September 15, 1986, S, Messinia, Berga, Nedousa, GreeceM4.8
• October 5, 1986, Mount Frere, Durban, South AfricaM4.8
• October 10, 1986, San Salvador, El SalvadorM5.4 · 1,100 deaths · $1.5 billion
• October 11, 1986, Aydin, Denizli-Izmir-Manisa, TurkeyM5.5 · 50 houses destroyed
• October 16, 1986, Khuzdar, PakistanM4.5 · 150 houses destroyed
• October 20, 1986, Raoul, Kermadec IslandsM8.1 · tsunami
• November 14, 1986, Taipei, Hualien, TaiwanM7.8 · 15 deaths · tsunami
• November 25, 1986, Strmica, Knin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.5
• November 30, 1986, Joao Camara, Natal, BrazilM4.8 · 1 death · $5 million · 500 houses destroyed
• December 7, 1986, Veliko Turnovo-Turgovishte, BulgariaM5.6 · 3 deaths · $5 million
• December 19, 1986, Central, Valparaiso, ChileM5 · 16 houses destroyed
• December 20, 1986, S Mamasani, Shiraz, Norabad, IranM5 · 80 houses destroyed

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.