China earthquakes in 1927
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1927. The largest: M7.7 31 km SSW of Wuwei, China, May 23, 1927.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1927 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1927
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.578 km S of Aykol, China · 15 km deep
- 5.5184 km S of Aykol, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7112 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 6.4129 km SE of Xinyuan, China · 10 km deep
- 5.5Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China · 15 km deep
- 5.6125 km N of Kangding, China · 15 km deep
- 6.039 km SW of Jinchang, China · 15 km deep
- 5.629 km SSW of Wuwei, China · 15 km deep
- 5.886 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 15 km deep
- 6.075 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 15 km deep
- 6.077 km SE of Wuwei, China · 15 km deep
- 7.731 km SSW of Wuwei, China · 15 km deep
- 5.783 km E of Xining, China · 15 km deep
- 5.5166 km S of Aral, China · 15 km deep
- 6.234 km NE of Shache, China · 15 km deep
- 6.2161 km S of Laojunmiao, China · 15 km deep
- 6.061 km N of Kunming, China · 15 km deep
- 6.4102 km E of Dazhong, China · 15 km deep
- 6.689 km E of Dazhong, China · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1927 | 0 | ||
| February 1927 | 2 | 6.6 | 89 km E of Dazhong, China |
| March 1927 | 2 | 6.2 | 161 km S of Laojunmiao, China |
| April 1927 | 1 | 6.2 | 34 km NE of Shache, China |
| May 1927 | 7 | 7.7 | 31 km SSW of Wuwei, China |
| June 1927 | 1 | 6.0 | 39 km SW of Jinchang, China |
| July 1927 | 1 | 5.6 | 125 km N of Kangding, China |
| August 1927 | 1 | 5.5 | Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China |
| September 1927 | 1 | 6.4 | 129 km SE of Xinyuan, China |
| October 1927 | 2 | 5.7 | 112 km WSW of Kashgar, China |
| November 1927 | 0 | ||
| December 1927 | 1 | 5.5 | 78 km S of Aykol, China |
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.