M6.1 earthquake 82 km SW of Nagqu, China
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Nagqu, China on Sat, Nov 17, 1951, 12:46 PM GMT+8 (04:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.7 89 km WSW of Nagqu, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-11-17 04:46:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.908° N, 91.498° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 27.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.789 km WSW of Nagqu, China · 27347 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.063 km NE of Dêqên, China · 27347 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.690 km NE of Dêqên, China · 27347 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.572 km NE of Dêqên, China · 27332 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.7112 km N of Dêqên, China · 27328 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.3123 km WSW of Nagqu, China · 27309 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem894950. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.