China earthquakes in 1950
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1950. The largest: M6.1 167 km SSW of Qamdo, China, Aug 19, 1950.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1950 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1950
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.688 km SSE of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7258 km NNW of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 5.6209 km ENE of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 6.05 km SW of Gejiu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7163 km SSW of Qamdo, China · 25 km deep
- 5.9157 km SSW of Qamdo, China · 25 km deep
- 6.0181 km NNW of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 6.1167 km SSW of Qamdo, China · 25 km deep
- 5.6western Xizang · 15 km deep
- 5.8258 km SW of Xining, China · 30 km deep
- 5.862 km WNW of Jinghong, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1950 | 0 | ||
| February 1950 | 1 | 5.8 | 62 km WNW of Jinghong, China |
| March 1950 | 0 | ||
| April 1950 | 0 | ||
| May 1950 | 0 | ||
| June 1950 | 1 | 5.8 | 258 km SW of Xining, China |
| July 1950 | 0 | ||
| August 1950 | 3 | 6.1 | 167 km SSW of Qamdo, China |
| September 1950 | 4 | 6.0 | 5 km SW of Gejiu, China |
| October 1950 | 1 | 5.7 | 258 km NNW of Qamdo, China |
| November 1950 | 1 | 5.6 | 88 km SSE of Qamdo, China |
| December 1950 | 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.