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Kyrgyzstan earthquakes in 1978

33 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Kyrgyzstan in 1978. The largest: M7.1 23 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan, Mar 25, 1978.

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

19771979

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Where every quake of 1978 was located in Kyrgyzstan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1978

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1978 in Kyrgyzstan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19780
February 19780
March 197867.123 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan
April 197835.131 km W of At-Bashi, Kyrgyzstan
May 197814.619 km SSE of Kant, Kyrgyzstan
June 197814.679 km S of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
July 19780
August 19780
September 197814.777 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
October 19780
November 1978206.838 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
December 197814.5128 km SSE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan

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 1978

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.