China earthquakes in 1951
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1951. The largest: M7.7 89 km WSW of Nagqu, China, Nov 18, 1951.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1951 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1951
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2193 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China · 15 km deep
- 6.3123 km WSW of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 6.438 km SSW of Lijiang, China · 28 km deep
- 5.7112 km N of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.572 km NE of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.690 km NE of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 6.063 km NE of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 7.789 km WSW of Nagqu, China · 30 km deep
- 6.182 km SW of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.685 km W of Xinyuan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.586 km ESE of Qapqal, China · 15 km deep
- 5.5183 km WNW of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7271 km SE of Hotan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.748 km SSE of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 6.236 km SSE of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 5.862 km SSE 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 1951 | 0 | ||
| February 1951 | 0 | ||
| March 1951 | 2 | 6.2 | 36 km SSE of Qamdo, China |
| April 1951 | 1 | 5.7 | 48 km SSE of Qamdo, China |
| May 1951 | 0 | ||
| June 1951 | 0 | ||
| July 1951 | 1 | 5.7 | 271 km SE of Hotan, China |
| August 1951 | 1 | 5.5 | 183 km WNW of Qamdo, China |
| September 1951 | 0 | ||
| October 1951 | 2 | 5.6 | 85 km W of Xinyuan, China |
| November 1951 | 4 | 7.7 | 89 km WSW of Nagqu, China |
| December 1951 | 5 | 6.4 | 38 km SSW of Lijiang, 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.