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Kyrgyzstan earthquakes in 1974

42 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Kyrgyzstan in 1974. The largest: M7.3 134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan, Aug 11, 1974.

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

19731975

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Where every quake of 1974 was located in Kyrgyzstan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1974

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1974 in Kyrgyzstan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197415.5166 km SE of Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
February 197415.113 km SSW of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
March 19740
April 19740
May 19740
June 19740
July 197435.0Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border region
August 1974327.3134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
September 197435.4124 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
October 197424.631 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
November 19740
December 19740

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

Kyrgyzstan nowWorldwide in 1974

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.