China earthquakes in 1936
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1936. The largest: M6.8 92 km SSW of Luocheng, China, May 16, 1936.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1936 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1936
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8211 km NNE of Saga, China · 35 km deep
- 5.7109 km SSW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 6.261 km S of Tianshui, China · 15 km deep
- 5.464 km WSW of Turpan, China · 15 km deep
- 6.892 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 15 km deep
- 5.874 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 15 km deep
- 5.982 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 15 km deep
- 5.880 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 15 km deep
- 5.856 km SW of Leshan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.993 km SW of Luocheng, China · 15 km deep
- 6.793 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 15 km deep
- 5.9144 km NW of Bayan Nur, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7183 km N of Rikaze, China · 15 km deep
- 6.824 km SSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China · 15 km deep
- 6.1279 km NW of Hami, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1936 | 1 | 6.1 | 279 km NW of Hami, China |
| February 1936 | 2 | 6.8 | 24 km SSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China |
| March 1936 | 0 | ||
| April 1936 | 5 | 6.7 | 93 km SSW of Luocheng, China |
| May 1936 | 4 | 6.8 | 92 km SSW of Luocheng, China |
| June 1936 | 0 | ||
| July 1936 | 0 | ||
| August 1936 | 1 | 6.2 | 61 km S of Tianshui, China |
| September 1936 | 0 | ||
| October 1936 | 0 | ||
| November 1936 | 2 | 5.8 | 211 km NNE of Saga, China |
| December 1936 | 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.