Major earthquakes worldwide in 1986 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes138

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LargestM8.0Alaska Earthquake

M7+11

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.499

M6.5–6.928

M7.0–7.910

M8+1

By region

Indonesia16

Kermadec Islands11

Papua New Guinea10

Alaska10

Solomon Islands8

Japan8

Vanuatu7

Tonga6

Philippines6

Taiwan4

Nearby years

198183

198287

1983136

1984133

1985160

1986 ◀138

1987166

1988122

1989137

1990153

1991137

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.0 1986-05-07	1986-05-07 22:47	33 km	1986 Atka, Alaska Earthquake
M7.7 1986-10-20	1986-10-20 06:46	29 km	Kermadec Islands region
M7.5 1986-08-14	1986-08-14 19:39	33 km	146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M7.4 1986-11-14	1986-11-14 21:20	34 km	8 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M7.2 1986-06-24	1986-06-24 03:11	102 km	44 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1986-08-30	1986-08-30 21:28	132 km	7 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania
M7.2 1986-10-30	1986-10-30 01:28	188 km	157 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M7.1 1986-01-15	1986-01-15 20:17	150 km	210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1986-05-26	1986-05-26 19:06	538 km	230 km S of Suva, Fiji
M7.1 1986-06-16	1986-06-16 10:48	547 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M7.0 1986-04-30	1986-04-30 07:07	26 km	41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
M6.8 1986-04-20	1986-04-20 07:03	33 km	148 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.8 1986-05-02	1986-05-02 10:30	15 km	145 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.8 1986-05-26	1986-05-26 18:40	583 km	Fiji region
M6.8 1986-06-19	1986-06-19 09:09	17 km	100 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
M6.8 1986-07-09	1986-07-09 23:10	28 km	155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.8 1986-10-14	1986-10-14 16:53	41 km	167 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1986-11-23	1986-11-23 01:39	106 km	109 km W of Alianza Cristiana, Peru
M6.7 1986-03-24	1986-03-24 19:31	29 km	215 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.7 1986-09-16	1986-09-16 18:20	48 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.7 1986-10-23	1986-10-23 15:48	19 km	73 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1986-05-11	1986-05-11 01:24	194 km	215 km N of Hirara, Japan
M6.6 1986-06-17	1986-06-17 18:13	32 km	6 km SSW of Pangyan, Philippines
M6.6 1986-06-24	1986-06-24 02:53	63 km	46 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.6 1986-07-16	1986-07-16 12:41	111 km	12 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 1986-08-23	1986-08-23 23:47	32 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.5 1986-02-03	1986-02-03 20:47	508 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.5 1986-03-06	1986-03-06 00:05	33 km	105 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan
M6.5 1986-04-14	1986-04-14 00:25	29 km	78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 1986-05-17	1986-05-17 16:20	26 km	25 km NW of Atka, Alaska
M6.5 1986-06-18	1986-06-18 08:05	27 km	57 km S of Adak, Alaska
M6.5 1986-06-28	1986-06-28 05:03	211 km	151 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.5 1986-07-07	1986-07-07 16:26	8 km	Carlsberg Ridge
M6.5 1986-09-11	1986-09-11 00:18	51 km	95 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1986-09-12	1986-09-12 23:57	31 km	95 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.5 1986-09-13	1986-09-13 15:17	215 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.5 1986-10-23	1986-10-23 16:23	24 km	49 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1986-12-19	1986-12-19 03:41	25 km	120 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
M6.5 1986-12-21	1986-12-21 01:10	17 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.4 1986-03-07	1986-03-07 02:46	116 km	94 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1986-04-14	1986-04-14 14:52	11 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.4 1986-05-08	1986-05-08 05:37	18 km	106 km SE of Adak, Alaska
M6.4 1986-05-08	1986-05-08 14:37	166 km	85 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.4 1986-05-15	1986-05-15 06:38	33 km	37 km WNW of Atka, Alaska
M6.4 1986-06-24	1986-06-24 06:56	22 km	north of Ascension Island
M6.4 1986-07-21	1986-07-21 14:42	9 km	The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake
M6.4 1986-08-16	1986-08-16 17:19	33 km	152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.4 1986-08-17	1986-08-17 15:27	31 km	131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1986-08-20	1986-08-20 21:23	33 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M6.4 1986-10-17	1986-10-17 07:32	67 km	151 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 1986-10-24	1986-10-24 02:58	52 km	193 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1986-10-25	1986-10-25 20:47	31 km	20 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.4 1986-12-22	1986-12-22 14:18	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1986-12-25	1986-12-25 17:17	10 km	Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
M6.3 1986-01-22	1986-01-22 12:26	95 km	104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1986-03-15	1986-03-15 11:29	243 km	65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia
M6.3 1986-03-24	1986-03-24 02:01	26 km	54 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1986-03-26	1986-03-26 22:06	608 km	127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
M6.3 1986-04-16	1986-04-16 12:52	23 km	68 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1986-05-07	1986-05-07 20:43	22 km	99 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
M6.3 1986-05-21	1986-05-21 05:47	39 km	137 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1986-06-11	1986-06-11 13:48	19 km	36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela
M6.3 1986-07-19	1986-07-19 05:59	141 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1986-08-15	1986-08-15 07:40	33 km	161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 1986-08-17	1986-08-17 15:31	33 km	110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1986-08-20	1986-08-20 07:05	79 km	134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1986-09-13	1986-09-13 09:28	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.3 1986-10-24	1986-10-24 05:53	33 km	66 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1986-11-14	1986-11-14 23:04	33 km	16 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.3 1986-12-28	1986-12-28 20:04	10 km	Mid-Indian Ridge
M6.2 1986-02-12	1986-02-12 02:59	30 km	49 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
M6.2 1986-02-24	1986-02-24 19:41	10 km	92 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1986-03-14	1986-03-14 16:55	42 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.2 1986-04-10	1986-04-10 02:21	13 km	200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 1986-05-20	1986-05-20 05:25	19 km	16 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.2 1986-08-10	1986-08-10 04:40	104 km	40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1986-08-18	1986-08-18 01:59	20 km	76 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
M6.2 1986-09-17	1986-09-17 21:25	10 km	Carlsberg Ridge
M6.2 1986-10-14	1986-10-14 13:07	10 km	Prince Edward Islands region
M6.2 1986-10-23	1986-10-23 02:18	160 km	43 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.2 1986-11-07	1986-11-07 19:48	33 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1986-01-03	1986-01-03 09:43	39 km	203 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.1 1986-03-05	1986-03-05 15:47	287 km	87 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 1986-03-13	1986-03-13 05:36	66 km	83 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1986-03-22	1986-03-22 16:56	10 km	central East Pacific Rise
M6.1 1986-05-01	1986-05-01 19:31	52 km	245 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 1986-05-05	1986-05-05 03:35	10 km	11 km SSW of Do?an?ehir, Turkey
M6.1 1986-06-03	1986-06-03 14:40	67 km	40 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines
M6.1 1986-06-08	1986-06-08 11:02	56 km	61 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia
M6.1 1986-06-19	1986-06-19 23:18	10 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.1 1986-06-20	1986-06-20 17:12	33 km	263 km NE of Saga, China
M6.1 1986-06-29	1986-06-29 11:57	10 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1986-07-01	1986-07-01 00:49	33 km	150 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.1 1986-07-05	1986-07-05 19:57	10 km	west of Macquarie Island
M6.1 1986-07-25	1986-07-25 23:41	22 km	177 km W of Itoman, Japan
M6.1 1986-08-16	1986-08-16 21:08	33 km	150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.1 1986-09-05	1986-09-05 02:47	28 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.1 1986-09-14	1986-09-14 20:58	59 km	65 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1986-10-20	1986-10-20 14:41	33 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1986-12-01	1986-12-01 12:30	33 km	Kermadec Islands region

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Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.