China earthquakes in 1938
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1938. The largest: M6.1 127 km WNW of Jiangyou, China, Mar 14, 1938.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1938 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1938
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1249 km NW of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.388 km NNE of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8117 km S of Jianshui, China · 15 km deep
- 5.990 km NNE of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 6.0234 km SW of Zhangye, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7233 km SW of Xining, China · 15 km deep
- 6.1127 km WNW of Jiangyou, China · 15 km deep
- 5.6293 km N of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1938 | 1 | 5.6 | 293 km N of Qamdo, China |
| February 1938 | 0 | ||
| March 1938 | 1 | 6.1 | 127 km WNW of Jiangyou, China |
| April 1938 | 1 | 5.7 | 233 km SW of Xining, China |
| May 1938 | 0 | ||
| June 1938 | 0 | ||
| July 1938 | 0 | ||
| August 1938 | 2 | 6.0 | 234 km SW of Zhangye, China |
| September 1938 | 0 | ||
| October 1938 | 1 | 5.8 | 117 km S of Jianshui, China |
| November 1938 | 1 | 5.3 | 88 km NNE of Kashgar, China |
| December 1938 | 1 | 6.1 | 249 km NW of Nagqu, 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.