China earthquakes in 1930
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1930. The largest: M6.5 200 km S of Jiuquan, China, Jul 14, 1930.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1930 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1930
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.3213 km NNW of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 6.0244 km SSE of Hotan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.9177 km W of Kangding, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7100 km NE of Xinyuan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.684 km NE of Pingliang, China · 15 km deep
- 6.5200 km S of Jiuquan, China · 10 km deep
- 6.072 km ENE of Dali, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China · 15 km deep
- 5.846 km ENE of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7northern Qinghai, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8115 km SSW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.792 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1930 | 0 | ||
| February 1930 | 1 | 5.7 | 92 km WNW of Kashgar, China |
| March 1930 | 2 | 5.8 | 115 km SSW of Kashgar, China |
| April 1930 | 2 | 5.8 | 46 km ENE of Kashgar, China |
| May 1930 | 1 | 6.0 | 72 km ENE of Dali, China |
| June 1930 | 0 | ||
| July 1930 | 2 | 6.5 | 200 km S of Jiuquan, China |
| August 1930 | 2 | 5.9 | 177 km W of Kangding, China |
| September 1930 | 2 | 6.0 | 244 km SSE of Hotan, China |
| October 1930 | 0 | ||
| November 1930 | 0 | ||
| December 1930 | 0 |
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.