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Iran earthquakes in 1986

40 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1986. The largest: M5.7 17 km SSE of N?r?b?d, Iran, Jul 12, 1986.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19851987

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Where every quake of 1986 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1986

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1986 in Iran.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198614.682 km SE of Bushehr, Iran
February 19860
March 198645.419 km NNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
April 198624.731 km NNE of Hashtpar, Iran
May 198675.665 km NE of Mohr, Iran
June 198624.839 km SW of F?rs?n, Iran
July 1986115.717 km SSE of N?r?b?d, Iran
August 198635.122 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
September 198614.626 km WNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
October 198644.915 km SSW of N?r?b?d, Iran
November 198625.218 km SE of N?r?b?d, Iran
December 198635.417 km SE of N?r?b?d, Iran

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Iran nowWorldwide in 1986

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.