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Kyrgyzstan earthquakes in 1981

6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Kyrgyzstan in 1981. The largest: M5.4 52 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan, Mar 3, 1981.

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

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Where every quake of 1981 was located in Kyrgyzstan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1981

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19810
February 19810
March 198115.452 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
April 19810
May 198115.128 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
June 198114.5156 km S of Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
July 19810
August 198114.59 km NW of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan
September 19810
October 198114.9137 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
November 19810
December 198114.592 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, 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 1981

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.