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Tajikistan earthquakes in 1978

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tajikistan in 1978. The largest: M5.0 57 km S of Rasht, Tajikistan, Nov 17, 1978.

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

19771979

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

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Every quake of 1978

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197814.825 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
February 197814.838 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
March 19780
April 19780
May 197834.718 km NE of Chubek, Tajikistan
June 197824.816 km ESE of Karakenja, Tajikistan
July 197815.022 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
August 197814.533 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan
September 197814.937 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan
October 19780
November 197835.057 km S of Rasht, Tajikistan
December 197824.965 km SSE 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Tajikistan 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.