Tajikistan earthquakes in 1977
29 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tajikistan in 1977. The largest: M5.3 38 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan, Dec 25, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Tajikistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.338 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
- 4.725 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 114 km deep
- 4.816 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan · 157 km deep
- 4.6Tajikistan · 140 km deep
- 4.840 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 61 km deep
- 4.643 km S of Istaravshan, Tajikistan · 29 km deep
- 4.635 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan · 60 km deep
- 5.2105 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan · 102 km deep
- 4.839 km S of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 113 km deep
- 4.532 km E of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
- 5.046 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 146 km deep
- 4.848 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 39 km deep
- 4.628 km NE of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
- 4.841 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 122 km deep
- 4.632 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan · 55 km deep
- 4.963 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 123 km deep
- 4.544 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 201 km deep
- 5.330 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 122 km deep
- 4.526 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 137 km deep
- 4.844 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan · 148 km deep
- 4.735 km NW of Novobod, Tajikistan · 34 km deep
- 4.96 km SSW of Danghara, Tajikistan · 7 km deep
- 4.68 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 179 km deep
- 4.6108 km SE of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
- 5.07 km SW of Sovet, Tajikistan · 14 km deep
- 5.211 km SE of Danghara, Tajikistan · 10 km deep
- 5.1112 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan · 112 km deep
- 5.025 km W of Farkhor, Tajikistan · 59 km deep
- 4.512 km SE of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 32 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1977 in Tajikistan.
- 5.338 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
- 5.330 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 122 km deep
- 5.2105 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan · 102 km deep
- 5.211 km SE of Danghara, Tajikistan · 10 km deep
- 5.1112 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan · 112 km deep
- 5.046 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 146 km deep
- 5.07 km SW of Sovet, Tajikistan · 14 km deep
- 5.025 km W of Farkhor, Tajikistan · 59 km deep
- 4.963 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 123 km deep
- 4.96 km SSW of Danghara, Tajikistan · 7 km deep
- 4.816 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan · 157 km deep
- 4.840 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 61 km deep
- 4.839 km S of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 113 km deep
- 4.848 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 39 km deep
- 4.841 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 122 km deep
- 4.844 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan · 148 km deep
- 4.725 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 114 km deep
- 4.735 km NW of Novobod, Tajikistan · 34 km deep
- 4.6Tajikistan · 140 km deep
- 4.643 km S of Istaravshan, Tajikistan · 29 km deep
- 4.635 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan · 60 km deep
- 4.628 km NE of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
- 4.632 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan · 55 km deep
- 4.68 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 179 km deep
- 4.6108 km SE of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 1 | 4.5 | 12 km SE of Karakenja, Tajikistan |
| February 1977 | 2 | 5.1 | 112 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan |
| March 1977 | 6 | 5.2 | 11 km SE of Danghara, Tajikistan |
| April 1977 | 2 | 4.8 | 44 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan |
| May 1977 | 3 | 5.3 | 30 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan |
| June 1977 | 4 | 4.8 | 48 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan |
| July 1977 | 4 | 5.2 | 105 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan |
| August 1977 | 1 | 4.6 | 35 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan |
| September 1977 | 2 | 4.8 | 40 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan |
| October 1977 | 1 | 4.6 | Tajikistan |
| November 1977 | 2 | 4.8 | 16 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan |
| December 1977 | 1 | 5.3 | 38 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan |
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.
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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.