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Kyrgyzstan earthquakes in 1985

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Kyrgyzstan in 1985. The largest: M4.9 66 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan, May 6, 1985.

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

19841986

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Where every quake of 1985 was located in Kyrgyzstan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198514.677 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
February 198514.597 km WSW of At-Bashi, Kyrgyzstan
March 19850
April 198524.761 km SSE of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
May 198514.966 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
June 198514.622 km SW of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
July 198514.873 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
August 198514.7120 km ESE of At-Bashi, Kyrgyzstan
September 19850
October 198514.748 km NNE of Bazar-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
November 19850
December 19850

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 1985

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.