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China earthquakes in 1935

12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1935. The largest: M6.5 176 km NNW of Rikaze, China, Jan 3, 1935.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1935 was located in China. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1935

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193516.5176 km NNW of Rikaze, China
February 19350
March 19350
April 19350
May 193515.720 km NW of Jiangzi, China
June 19350
July 193536.3Southern Qinghai, China
August 19350
September 193515.7124 km SW of Aykol, China
October 193525.7Southern Qinghai, China
November 193515.7northern Qinghai, China
December 193536.3eastern Sichuan, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

China nowWorldwide in 1935

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.