China earthquakes in 1933
6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1933. The largest: M7.4 101 km WNW of Jiangyou, China, Aug 25, 1933.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1933 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1933
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1933 | 1 | 5.8 | 92 km ESE of Altay, China |
| February 1933 | 0 | ||
| March 1933 | 1 | 5.7 | northern Qinghai, China |
| April 1933 | 0 | ||
| May 1933 | 0 | ||
| June 1933 | 1 | 6.3 | 50 km NNW of Lijiang, China |
| July 1933 | 0 | ||
| August 1933 | 1 | 7.4 | 101 km WNW of Jiangyou, China |
| September 1933 | 1 | 6.8 | southern Xinjiang, China |
| October 1933 | 0 | ||
| November 1933 | 0 | ||
| December 1933 | 1 | 5.6 | 48 km N of Huocheng, 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.