Tajikistan earthquakes in 1979
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tajikistan in 1979. The largest: M5.1 61 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan, Apr 17, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Tajikistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.875 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 41 km deep
- 5.042 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 72 km deep
- 4.749 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 143 km deep
- 4.77 km SSW of Sh?rob, Tajikistan · 51 km deep
- 4.595 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 126 km deep
- 4.813 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan · 25 km deep
- 4.629 km ENE of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 32 km deep
- 4.665 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 118 km deep
- 4.668 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 96 km deep
- 4.828 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 101 km deep
- 4.728 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 121 km deep
- 4.637 km N of Tagob, Tajikistan · 10 km deep
- 4.840 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 100 km deep
- 4.820 km NNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 125 km deep
- 4.830 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan · 150 km deep
- 5.161 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 95 km deep
- 4.538 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 125 km deep
- 4.7105 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 133 km deep
- 4.635 km NE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 45 km deep
- 4.711 km SSW of Farkhor, Tajikistan · 29 km deep
- 4.819 km ESE of Palos, Tajikistan · 48 km deep
- 4.521 km SE of Obigarm, Tajikistan · 43 km deep
- 4.587 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 130 km deep
- 4.773 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 102 km deep
- 4.826 km S of M?’minobod, Tajikistan · 51 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 4 | 4.8 | 26 km S of M?’minobod, Tajikistan |
| February 1979 | 3 | 4.8 | 19 km ESE of Palos, Tajikistan |
| March 1979 | 0 | ||
| April 1979 | 5 | 5.1 | 61 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan |
| May 1979 | 0 | ||
| June 1979 | 0 | ||
| July 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 40 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan |
| August 1979 | 3 | 4.8 | 28 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan |
| September 1979 | 2 | 4.6 | 65 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan |
| October 1979 | 2 | 4.8 | 13 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan |
| November 1979 | 2 | 4.7 | 7 km SSW of Sh?rob, Tajikistan |
| December 1979 | 3 | 5.0 | 42 km NW of Ishqoshim, 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.