China earthquakes in 1934
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1934. The largest: M7.3 200 km NW of Dêqên, China, Dec 15, 1934.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1934 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1934
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6215 km NW of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.6203 km NW of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8187 km NW of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 7.3200 km NW of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7168 km N of Rikaze, China · 15 km deep
- 5.9western Xizang · 15 km deep
- 6.253 km NE of Changji, China · 15 km deep
- 6.2161 km NNE of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8188 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China · 15 km deep
- 6.3western Nei Mongol, China · 15 km deep
- 6.245 km SSW of Yuxi, China · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1934 | 2 | 6.3 | western Nei Mongol, China |
| February 1934 | 0 | ||
| March 1934 | 1 | 5.8 | 188 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China |
| April 1934 | 0 | ||
| May 1934 | 0 | ||
| June 1934 | 1 | 6.2 | 161 km NNE of Nagqu, China |
| July 1934 | 0 | ||
| August 1934 | 1 | 6.2 | 53 km NE of Changji, China |
| September 1934 | 0 | ||
| October 1934 | 1 | 5.9 | western Xizang |
| November 1934 | 0 | ||
| December 1934 | 5 | 7.3 | 200 km NW of Dêqên, 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.