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Kazakhstan earthquakes in 1986

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Kazakhstan in 1986. The largest: M5.0 81 km SW of T?ghyl, Kazakhstan, Dec 14, 1986.

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

19851987

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

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Every quake of 1986

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198615.030 km SSE of Talghar, Kazakhstan
February 198614.950 km SSE of Saryozek, Kazakhstan
March 19860
April 19860
May 19860
June 19860
July 198624.656 km ESE of Tekeli, Kazakhstan
August 19860
September 19860
October 19860
November 19860
December 198615.081 km SW of T?ghyl, Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan 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.