China earthquakes in 1952
21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1952. The largest: M7.4 101 km SSW of Nagqu, China, Aug 18, 1952.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1952 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1952
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.297 km NW of Jinghong, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8130 km ENE of Saga, China · 15 km deep
- 6.2Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China · 15 km deep
- 5.83 km ESE of Yuanping, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8281 km NNW of Rikaze, China · 15 km deep
- 6.1northern Qinghai, China · 15 km deep
- 5.7northern Qinghai, China · 15 km deep
- 6.659 km N of Xichang, China · 10 km deep
- 5.5110 km NE of Lhasa, China · 15 km deep
- 6.0Southern Qinghai, China · 15 km deep
- 7.4101 km SSW of Nagqu, China · 25 km deep
- 6.129 km SE of Kangding, China · 10 km deep
- 5.9108 km W of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.817 km N of Zangguy, China · 10 km deep
- 5.8101 km NE of Lhasa, China · 15 km deep
- 5.875 km SSW of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.6112 km SSW of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.510 km SSE of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.820 km SE of Jiuquan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.5Southern Qinghai, China · 15 km deep
- 6.0196 km W of Laojunmiao, China · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1952 | 1 | 6.0 | 196 km W of Laojunmiao, China |
| February 1952 | 2 | 5.8 | 20 km SE of Jiuquan, China |
| March 1952 | 2 | 5.6 | 112 km SSW of Nagqu, China |
| April 1952 | 0 | ||
| May 1952 | 0 | ||
| June 1952 | 5 | 6.1 | 29 km SE of Kangding, China |
| July 1952 | 0 | ||
| August 1952 | 1 | 7.4 | 101 km SSW of Nagqu, China |
| September 1952 | 3 | 6.6 | 59 km N of Xichang, China |
| October 1952 | 5 | 6.2 | Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China |
| November 1952 | 1 | 5.8 | 130 km ENE of Saga, China |
| December 1952 | 1 | 6.2 | 97 km NW of Jinghong, 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.