List of earthquakes in 1986 explained

Year:1986
Location Map:Earth
Largest:8.0 United States
Deadliest:5.7 El Salvador
1,000 deaths
Fatalities:1,240
9.0+:0
8.0−8.9:1
7.0−7.9:10
6.0−6.9:127
5.0−5.9:1,628

This is a list of earthquakes in 1986. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
11,0005.7 El Salvador, San Salvador10.0October 10
21507.2 Romania, Vrancea131.0August 30
3206.0 Greece, Peloponnese11.2September 13
4165.2 Peru, Cusco50.9April 5
5157.4 Taiwan, Hualien33.8November 14
5156.1 Turkey, Malatya9.6May 5

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
18.00 United States, Alaska offshore33.0May 7
27.70 New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore29.1October 20
37.50 Indonesia, Molucca Sea offshore33.0August 14
47.415 Taiwan, Hualien offshore33.8November 14
57.20 Tonga, Tongatapu offshore188.1October 30
57.2150131.0August 30
57.20102.3June 24
87.10 Tonga offshore547.0June 16
87.10 Fiji, Central offshore538.3May 26
87.10 Vanuatu, Tafea offshore150.0January 15
117.00 Mexico, Michoacan offshore26.5April 30

By month

January

Month:January
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:6
Largest:7.1 Mw Vanuatu
Deadliest:5.1 Mw Peru
1 death
Fatalities:1
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[1] , North Maluku offshore6.139.1V---
11[2] , Ancash5.138.9IVOne person died, about 80 houses damaged or destroyed, and about 100 people were made homeless in Huarmey. 40 animals were also killed by rockslides.1-
15[3] , Tafea offshore6.0146.3IIt is a foreshock of the 7.0 quake a few seconds later.--
15[4] , Tafea offshore7.0150.0IV---
16[5] , Yilan offshore6.012.6VIFour people were injured.-4
17[6] , Saxony4.310.0VISlight damage was caused in Selb.--
22[7] , Makira offshore6.394.6V---
26[8] , California5.58.2VIISome damage was caused in the Hollister-Tres Pinos-Paicines area and in the Santa Ana Valley east of Hollister. The most serious damage occurred at the Cienega Winery about 11 miles south of Hollister. --
27[9] , Makira offshore6.082.2V---
27[10] , Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic5.371.2VIIDamage was observed in Dzhalilabad.--
28[11] , Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore6.027.0I---
29[12] , South Sumatra5.033.0IVTwo people were injured and severe damage occurred in Lahat.-2
31[13] , Ohio5.010.0VI17 people were injured and slight damage occurred in the Painesville-Mentor area. Minor damage also occurred at Bainbridge, Bowling Green, Chardon, Geneva, Huntsburg, Kirtland, Leroy, Madison, Metals Park, Middlefield, Perry, Perry Nuclear Plant, Thompson, Warren and Willoughby. Minor damage also occurred in neighboring Pennsylvania, in Albion and Linesville.-17

February

Month:February
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:4
Largest:6.5 Mw Japan
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[14] , Bonin Islands offshore6.5508.0I---
3[15] , Chiapas4.716.2IVAdobe houses were damaged near the Tacana Volcano. In neighboring Guatemala, 500 houses were damaged in Ixchiguán. --
10[16] , Free State5.05.0VIMinor damage occurred in Welkom and in the St. Helena gold mine.--
12[17] , Ibaraki offshore6.230.0V---
18[18] , Santa Isabel offshore4.720.7IVSlight damage occurred in Cayey, Cidra, Coamo, Ponce, and Santa Isabel.--
18[19] , Central Macedonia4.821.4VISlight damage occurred in Edhessa.--
19[20] , Cagayan Valley offshore6.077.4VSlight damage occurred in several old buildings in Laoag.--
24[21] , Western offshore6.210.0I---

March

Month:March
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:12
Largest:6.7 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest:2.0 Mw United States
1 death
Fatalities:1
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[22] , Kukës5.018.8VIDamage was observed in Kukës.--
3[23] , Kukës4.516.4VIIt is an aftershock of the 5.0 event a few hours prior. Additional damage was caused.--
5[24] , Tafea offshore6.1286.6I---
6[25] , Azeri Soviet Socialist Republic6.533.0VIMinor damage occurred in Baku.--
7[26] , East New Britain6.4115.9V---
12[27] , Idaho2.01.0-This earthquake was triggered by blasting in the Lucky Friday mine near Mullan. As a result, one person died and another two were injured.12
13[28] , Western offshore6.165.6V---
14[29] southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge6.010.0I---
14[30] New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore6.242.1I---
15[31] , Oruro6.3243.1IV---
24[32] Central East Pacific Rise6.110.0I---
24[33] Japan, Kagoshima offshore6.326.2IV---
24[34] Indonesia, Papua6.729.0VII---
25[35] , Hormozgan5.433.0VThree houses were destroyed in Gezir.--
26[36] Brazil, Amazonas6.3608.5I---
27[37] France, Wallis and Futuna offshore6.033.0VI---
31[38] United States, California5.78.5VISix people were treated for minor injuries. Slight damage was caused in Fremont and power outages occurred in parts of Fremont and San Jose.-6

April

Month:April
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:8
Largest:7.0 Mw Mexico
Deadliest:5.2 Mw Peru
16 deaths
Fatalities:22
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[39] , Eastern offshore6.0540.0I---
5[40] , California3.713.4VISlight damage occurred in Huntington Beach.--
5[41] , Cusco5.250.9IVAt least 16 people were killed, 170 others were injured, 2,000 homes collapsed, and landslides occurred in Cusco.16170
10[42] , North Maluku offshore6.213.0VI---
11[43] , Alaska offshore6.033.0IV---
14[44] , Torba offshore6.529.4V---
14[45] South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore6.411.1I---
15[46] , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore6.323.2V---
20[47] , Papua6.833.0VIII---
26[48] , Himachal Pradesh5.533.0VISix people were killed, 30 were injured and 85 percent of houses were damaged in Dharmsala.630
30[49] , Michoacan7.026.5VSome minor damage was caused in Mexico City. Slight damage also occurred in Ciudad Guzmán and in Guadalajara.--

May

Month:May
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:14
Largest:8.0 Mw United States
Deadliest:6.1 Mw Turkey
15 deaths
Fatalities:18
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[50] , Loyalty Islands offshore6.151.6I---
2[51] 5.633.0VDamage occurred in Khonj.--
2[52] , Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kamchatka offshore6.814.8I---
3[53] , Fars5.227.0VIt is an aftershock of the 5.6 event the day prior. Additional damage was caused in Khonj. --
5[54] , Malatya6.19.6VIIIDue to the 1986 Malatya earthquake, 15 people were killed, another 100 were injured and 4,000 houses were damaged in the Dogansehir-Golbasi area. All houses were damaged in Kapıdere. Slight damage was caused to houses around the cities of Adıyaman and Elbistan. Some dangerous cracks appeared in the arch of Sürgü Dam. Slight damage was caused to railroads in the epicentral area.15100
7[55] , Alaska offshore6.322.1IIt is a foreshock of the 8.0 event a few hours later.--
7[56] , Alaska offshore8.033.0VIILargest event of 1986. Slight damage was caused in Atka and Adak. Small tsunamis were observed, with the largest of them hitting Adak, which measured 175 cm high.[57] --
8[58] , Alaska offshore6.418.1IAftershock.--
8[59] , Davao offshore6.4165.5IV---
11[60] , Okinawa offshore6.6193.5III---
13[61] , Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Samtskhe-Javakheti5.810.0VIITwo people were killed and 1,500 houses collapsed in Akhalkalaki. Slight damage was also caused in Susuz, in neighboring Turkey.2-
15[62] , Alaska offshore6.433.0VIIt is an aftershock of the 8.0 event on May 8. Slight additional damage was caused in Atka.--
15[63] , Balochistan5.318.2VExtensive damage was caused to houses in the Barkham, Watakari and Hamtarot areas. --
17[64] , Alaska offshore6.526.2VISlight damage was caused in Atka. It is an aftershock of the 8.0 event on May 7.--
20[65] , Hualien6.219.3VIIIOne person was killed and five others were injured in Hualien.15
21[66] , Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore6.339.1III---
24[67] , Niuatoputapu offshore6.033.0I---
26[68] offshore6.8583.4I---
26[69] , Central offshore7.1538.3IV---
27[70] , Banda Sea offshore6.0627.9I---

June

Month:June
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:16
Largest:7.2 Mw Papua New Guinea
Deadliest:6.3 Mw
2 deaths
Fatalities:3
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[71] , Bougainville offshore6.015.6I---
3[72] , Caraga offshore6.167.0V---
6[73] , Malatya5.810.0VIt is an aftershock of the 6.1 event on May 5. Further damage was observed in Surgu, where one person was killed and 15 others were injured. Additional cracks appeared in the Sürgü Dam, and landslides blocked a road between Erkenek and Adıyaman.115
8[74] , Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore6.156.2V---
9[75] , Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Lankaran4.433.0VDamage was caused to old buildings in the epicentral area.--
11[76] , Wallis and Futuna offshore6.017.8I---
11[77] , Sucre6.318.8VIITwo people were killed, 45 others were injured and many were left homeless in Cariaco. Damage was observed at Corupano, El Pilar and Río Caribe. 245
16[78] offshore, south of the Fiji Islands7.1547.0II---
17[79] , Davao offshore6.033.0II---
17[80] , Soccksargen offshore6.631.9V---
18[81] , Alaska offshore6.527.0IV---
19[82] , Alaska offshore6.816.7IV---
19[83] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.110.0I---
20[84] , Tibet6.133.0VIIAt least 58 houses collapsed and many others were damaged in Ombu.--
24[85] , Chiba offshore6.662.6V---
24[86] , East Sepik7.2102.3VIIDamage was observed throughout the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Submarine cables from Madang to Guam and Madang to Cairns were damaged. Preliminary estimate of damage approximately 500,000 U.S. dollars. --
24[87] offshore6.421.6I---
24[88] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.010.7II---
28[89] , Tongatapu offshore6.5211.2I---
29[90] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.110.0IV---

July

Month:July
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:13
Largest:6.8 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest:5.5 Mw
1 death
5.7 Mw
1 death
Fatalities:2
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[91] , Niuas offshore6.133.0I---
5[92] , Macquarie Island offshore6.110.0I---
5[93] , Chiapas6.0111.9IV---
6[94] , Xizang6.09.1I---
7[95] Carlsberg Ridge6.57.8I---
8[96] , California6.010.0VIIThe 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake injured 40 people in the North Palm Springs area and caused property damage estimated at $6 million. The most serious damage occurred at the Devers substation of Southern California Edison Company. Also some residences in the Whitewater Canyon area were badly damaged. Damage occurred at Angelus Oaks, Desert Hot Springs, North Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Yucca Valley. Overall sixteen business structures and four houses were destroyed; 102 houses (mostly mobile homes) and 117 business structures were damaged to some degree. The earthquake disrupted electrical and telephone service, broke water lines and gas lines, and caused failure of two pumping stations in the Metropolitan Water District.-40
9[97] , Molucca Sea offshore6.827.6IV---
11[98] , Tennessee3.35.0VISlight damage occurred in Cohutta, Georgia.--
12[99] , Fars5.710.0VIIOne person was killed, four others were injured and about 300 homes suffered damage in Mamasani.14
12[100] , Ohio4.510.0VISlight damage was caused at Anna, Lima, Minster, New Bremen and St. Marys.--
13[101] , Fars4.910.0VIIt is an aftershock of the 5.7 event on July 12. Additional damage was caused.--
13[102] , California offshore5.55.8VI29 people were injured, one of them seriously and at least 50 buildings were damaged in the Newport Beach-San Diego area. Preliminary estimate of damage was 720 thousand dollars. Some damage also occurred in Tijuana, in neighboring Mexico.-29
16[103] , Tafea offshore6.6111.1VI---
18[104] 5.57.2VIOne person died of a heart attack and 30 houses were damaged in Churuguara.1-
19[105] , Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore6.3141.2I---
19[106] , Alaska offshore6.033.0IVThis two similarly sized earthquakes 16 hours apart can be considered a doublet earthquake. The second event caused some damage in the Dutch Harbor Airport and in Unalaska.--
19[107] , Alaska offshore6.033.0V--
21[108] , California6.48.8VIThe 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake injured two people and caused damage in Bishop and Chalfant.-2
23[109] , Socialist Republic of Serbia, Šumadija and Western Serbia3.110.0IIISome houses were destroyed and roads were damaged in the Brzeće-Kneževo area.--
23[110] Italy, Basilicata4.514.8VSlight damage occurred in Potenza.--
25[111] , Okinawa offshore6.121.7I---

August

Month:August
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:11
Largest:7.5 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest:7.2 Mw Romania
150 deaths
Fatalities:150
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[112] , Gaziantep5.011.5VAt least 73 houses were damaged in Gaziantep and Maras provinces.--
10[113] , North Maluku offshore6.2104.2V---
14[114] , Molucca Sea offshore7.533.0IVA large number of aftershocks followed this event but were not listed due to cluttering.--
18[115] , Ha'apai offshore6.219.7I---
19[116] , Manisa4.113.3IVMinor damage occurred in Demirci.--
20[117] , East New Britain6.379.1V---
20[118] , Qinghai6.433.0VIII---
23[119] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.632.2I---
26[120] , Gansu6.08.0VIIMinor damage occurred in Huzu and Menyuan.--
30[121] , Buzău7.2131.0VIIIThe 1986 Vrancea earthquake caused extensive damage in Romania, where a church collapsed. In neighboring Moldova, (then part of the Soviet Union as the Moldovian Soviet Socialist Republic), at least two people died and at least 558 were injured. However, there were unconfirmed reports of at least 100 people were killed when an apartment partially collapsed in Chișinău, and 50 laborers who died when they were crushed by piles of rubble in Bucharest. Tremors were felt in many parts of Europe, from Poland to Italy.2-150558

September

Month:September
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:11
Largest:6.7 Mw Northern Mariana Islands
Deadliest:6.0 Mw Greece
20 deaths
Fatalities:20
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
2[122] , Buzău4.1153.1IIIIt is an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude event three days prior. Additional damage was caused in Kishinev and Kagul, in neighboring Moldova.--
5[123] offshore6.127.9I---
11[124] , East New Britain offshore6.551.2V---
12[125] , Alaska offshore6.531.3IV---
13[126] Scotia Sea6.310.0I---
13[127] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.5215.3III---
13[128] , Peloponnese6.011.2XThe 1986 Kalamata earthquake caused major damage in southern Greece, especially in the city of Kalamata. At least twenty people were killed, about were 300 injured, 2,500 were left homeless and 1,500 buildings were damaged or destroyed. 20300
14[129] , Bougainville offshore6.158.8V---
15[130] , Peloponnese4.910.0VIIt is an aftershock of the 1986 Kalamata earthquake. Additional damage was caused, and 37 people were injured.-37
16[131] offshore6.747.7I---
16[132] , Gansu5.318.4VIDamage occurred in Haomen.--
17[133] Carlsberg Ridge6.210.0I---
25[134] , Sinaloa offshore6.010.0I---
25[135] , Talaud Islands offshore6.045.4V---

October

Month:October
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:13
Largest:7.7 Mw New Zealand
Deadliest:5.7 Mw El Salvador
1,000 deaths
Fatalities:1,000
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
5[136] , Eastern Cape5.45.0VISome damage occurred near Mount Frere.--
6[137] , Yunnan5.410.0VIISeveral people were injured and some houses were damaged in Fumin.-Several
10[138] , San Salvador5.710.0IXDeadliest event of 1986. The 1986 San Salvador earthquake caused severe damage in the country's capital, San Salvador. As a result of this event, at least a thousand people died, 10,000 were injured, and 200,000 were left homeless. Some damage was also observed in Tegucigalpa, the capital of neighboring Honduras.1,00010,000
10[139] , San Salvador4.510.0VIt is an aftershock of the 1986 San Salvador earthquake. Further damage was caused in San Salvador.--
11[140] , Aydın5.75.0VIIThree people were injured and 200 houses were damaged or destroyed in Aydın.-3
14[141] , Prince Edward Islands offshore6.210.0I---
14[142] , New Ireland offshore6.840.9V---
16[143] , Balochistan5.042.6IV150 buildings were damaged in Khuzdar. --
17[144] , Maluku offshore6.467.0V---
20[145] , Kermadec Islands offshore7.729.1IItems were knocked off shelves in Raoul Island.--
20[146] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.133.0IAftershock.--
22[147] , Santa Cruz Islands offshore6.0165.1I---
23[148] , Penama offshore6.2159.6IV---
23[149] , Morobe6.0126.9IV---
23[150] , Santa Cruz Islands offshore6.718.8VIThis two similarly sized earthquakes occurring an hour apart can be considered as a doublet earthquake.--
23[151] , Santa Cruz Islands offshore6.523.6VI--
24[152] , Bougainville offshore6.452.0III---
24[153] , Santa Cruz Islands offshore6.047.3I---
24[154] , Santa Cruz Islands offshore6.333.0VToo far northeast of the 6.0 event to be considered the 6.3 event a mainshock.--
25[155] , Shefa offshore6.430.6V---
28[156] , North West5.35.0VIISome damage occurred in Klerksdorp.--
30[157] , Tongatapu offshore7.2188.1V---

November

Month:November
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:7
Deadliest:7.4 Mw
15 deaths
Fatalities:15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M 6.1 - 203 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia.
  2. Web site: M 5.1 - 2 km ENE of Centenario, Peru.
  3. Web site: M 6.0 - 229 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  4. Web site: M 7.1 - 210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  5. Web site: M 6.0 - 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan.
  6. Web site: M 4.3 - 3 km NE of Hazlov, Czechia.
  7. Web site: M 6.3 - 104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
  8. Web site: M 5.5 - 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California.
  9. Web site: M 6.0 - Solomon Islands.
  10. Web site: M 5.3 - 9 km WSW of Boradigah, Azerbaijan.
  11. Web site: M 6.0 - Nicobar Islands, India region.
  12. Web site: M 5.0 - 15 km SW of Lahat, Indonesia.
  13. Web site: M 5.0 - 4 km NNW of Chardon, Ohio.
  14. Web site: M 6.5 - Bonin Islands, Japan region.
  15. Web site: M 4.7 - 1 km NE of Unión Juárez, Mexico.
  16. Web site: M 5.0 - 4 km NNE of Welkom, South Africa.
  17. Web site: M 6.2 - 49 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan.
  18. Web site: M 4.7 - 8 km SSW of Playita Cortada, Puerto Rico.
  19. Web site: M 4.8 - 5 km SW of Rizári, Greece.
  20. Web site: M 6.0 - 39 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines.
  21. Web site: M 6.2 - 92 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
  22. Web site: M 5.0 - 16 km SW of Kukës, Albania.
  23. Web site: M 4.5 - 18 km SW of Kukës, Albania.
  24. Web site: M 6.1 - 87 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  25. Web site: M 6.5 - 105 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan.
  26. Web site: M 6.4 - 94 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
  27. Web site: M 2.0 - 0 km E of Mullan, Idaho.
  28. Web site: M 6.1 - 83 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
  29. Web site: M 6.0 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  30. Web site: M 6.2 - Kermadec Islands region.
  31. Web site: M 6.3 - 65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia.
  32. Web site: M 6.1 - central East Pacific Rise.
  33. Web site: M 6.3 - 54 km ENE of Naze, Japan.
  34. Web site: M 6.7 - 215 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
  35. Web site: M 5.4 - 19 km NNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran.
  36. Web site: M 6.3 - 127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil.
  37. Web site: M 6.0 - 17 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna.
  38. Web site: M 5.7 - 15 km NE of East Foothills, California.
  39. Web site: M 6.0 - 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
  40. Web site: M 3.7 - 3km S of Westminster, CA.
  41. Web site: M 5.2 - 6 km ENE of Pisac, Peru.
  42. Web site: M 6.2 - 200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia.
  43. Web site: M 6.0 - 93 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
  44. Web site: M 6.5 - 78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu.
  45. Web site: M 6.4 - South Sandwich Islands region.
  46. Web site: M 6.3 - 68 km E of Shikotan, Russia.
  47. Web site: M 6.8 - 148 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
  48. Web site: M 5.5 - 11 km ENE of K?ngar, India.
  49. Web site: M 7.0 - 41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico.
  50. Web site: M 6.1 - 245 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
  51. Web site: M 5.6 - 65 km NE of Mohr, Iran.
  52. Web site: M 6.8 - 145 km SE of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.
  53. Web site: M 5.2 - southern Iran.
  54. Web site: M 6.1 - 11 km SSW of Do?an?ehir, Turkey.
  55. Web site: M 6.3 - 99 km SSW of Atka, Alaska.
  56. Web site: M 8.0 - 85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska.
  57. https://web.archive.org/web/20091204220417/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1986.php SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1986
  58. Web site: M 6.4 - 106 km SE of Adak, Alaska.
  59. Web site: M 6.4 - 85 km S of Sarangani, Philippines.
  60. Web site: M 6.6 - 215 km N of Hirara, Japan.
  61. Web site: M 5.8 - 21 km E of Akhalk'alak'i, Georgia.
  62. Web site: M 6.4 - 37 km WNW of Atka, Alaska.
  63. Web site: M 5.3 - 31 km SSE of Kohlu, Pakistan.
  64. Web site: M 6.5 - 25 km NW of Atka, Alaska.
  65. Web site: M 6.2 - 16 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan.
  66. Web site: M 6.3 - 137 km E of Shikotan, Russia.
  67. Web site: M 6.0 - 90 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga.
  68. Web site: M 6.8 - Fiji region.
  69. Web site: M 7.1 - 230 km S of Suva, Fiji.
  70. Web site: M 6.0 - 206 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste.
  71. Web site: M 6.0 - 134 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
  72. Web site: M 6.1 - 40 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines.
  73. Web site: M 5.8 - 10 km SSE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey.
  74. Web site: M 6.1 - 61 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia.
  75. Web site: M 4.4 - 2 km S of Masally, Azerbaijan.
  76. Web site: M 6.0 - 171 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna.
  77. Web site: M 6.3 - 36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela.
  78. Web site: M 7.1 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  79. Web site: M 6.0 - 89 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
  80. Web site: M 6.6 - 6 km SSW of Pangyan, Philippines.
  81. Web site: M 6.5 - 57 km S of Adak, Alaska.
  82. Web site: M 6.8 - 100 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska.
  83. Web site: M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
  84. Web site: M 6.1 - 263 km NE of Saga, China.
  85. Web site: M 6.6 - 46 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan.
  86. Web site: M 7.2 - 44 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.
  87. Web site: M 6.4 - north of Ascension Island.
  88. Web site: M 6.0 - Kermadec Islands region.
  89. Web site: M 6.5 - 151 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
  90. Web site: M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands region.
  91. Web site: M 6.1 - 150 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga.
  92. Web site: M 6.1 - west of Macquarie Island.
  93. Web site: M 6.0 - 13 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico.
  94. Web site: M 6.0 - 238 km E of Leh, India.
  95. Web site: M 6.5 - Carlsberg Ridge.
  96. Web site: M 6.0 - 6km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA.
  97. Web site: M 6.8 - 155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia.
  98. Web site: M 3.3 - 8 km ENE of Ooltewah, Tennessee.
  99. Web site: M 5.7 - 17 km SSE of N?r?b?d, Iran.
  100. Web site: M 4.5 - 1 km ESE of Saint Marys, Ohio.
  101. Web site: M 4.9 - 14 km S of N?r?b?d, Iran.
  102. Web site: M 5.5 - 47km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA.
  103. Web site: M 6.6 - 12 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  104. Web site: M 5.5 - 75 km SSE of Coro, Venezuela.
  105. Web site: M 6.3 - Kuril Islands.
  106. Web site: M 6.0 - 51 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska.
  107. Web site: M 6.0 - 64 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska.
  108. Web site: M 6.4 - 15 km NNE of Mesa, California.
  109. Web site: M 3.1 - 22 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo.
  110. Web site: M 4.5 - 4 km NNE of Picerno, Italy.
  111. Web site: M 6.1 - 177 km W of Itoman, Japan.
  112. Web site: M 5.0 - 17 km NNW of Gaziantep, Turkey.
  113. Web site: M 6.2 - 40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
  114. Web site: M 7.5 - 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia.
  115. Web site: M 6.2 - 76 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga.
  116. Web site: M 4.1 - 7 km ESE of Demirci, Turkey.
  117. Web site: M 6.3 - 134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
  118. Web site: M 6.4 - Southern Qinghai, China.
  119. Web site: M 6.6 - south of the Kermadec Islands.
  120. Web site: M 6.0 - 102 km WSW of Wuwei, China.
  121. Web site: M 7.2 - 7 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania.
  122. Web site: M 4.1 - 7 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania.
  123. Web site: M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region.
  124. Web site: M 6.5 - 95 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
  125. Web site: M 6.5 - 95 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska.
  126. Web site: M 6.3 - Scotia Sea.
  127. Web site: M 6.5 - Kermadec Islands region.
  128. Web site: M 6.0 - 1 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece.
  129. Web site: M 6.1 - 65 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
  130. Web site: M 4.9 - 6 km NW of Kardamýli, Greece.
  131. Web site: M 6.7 - Mariana Islands region.
  132. Web site: M 5.3 - 89 km WSW of Wuwei, China.
  133. Web site: M 6.2 - Carlsberg Ridge.
  134. Web site: M 6.0 - 150 km SW of Empaque Tarriba, Mexico.
  135. Web site: M 6.0 - 240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
  136. Web site: M 5.4 - 47 km S of Qacha's Nek, Lesotho.
  137. Web site: M 5.4 - 56 km NNW of Majie, China.
  138. Web site: M 5.7 - 5 km N of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador.
  139. Web site: M 4.6 - 2 km SE of Apopa, El Salvador.
  140. Web site: M 5.7 - 10 km E of Kuyucak, Turkey.
  141. Web site: M 6.2 - Prince Edward Islands region.
  142. Web site: M 6.8 - 167 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
  143. Web site: M 5.0 - 10 km SSE of Khuzdar, Pakistan.
  144. Web site: M 6.4 - 151 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia.
  145. Web site: M 7.7 - Kermadec Islands region.
  146. Web site: M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands region.
  147. Web site: M 6.0 - 31 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
  148. Web site: M 6.2 - 43 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu.
  149. Web site: M 6.0 - 53 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.
  150. Web site: M 6.7 - 73 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
  151. Web site: M 6.5 - 49 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
  152. Web site: M 6.4 - 193 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
  153. Web site: M 6.0 - 93 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
  154. Web site: M 6.3 - 66 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
  155. Web site: M 6.4 - 20 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
  156. Web site: M 5.3 - 0 km NE of Orkney, South Africa.
  157. Web site: M 7.2 - 157 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga.

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