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China earthquakes in 1953

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1953. The largest: M6.5 208 km NNE of Saga, China, Dec 3, 1953.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1953 was located in China. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1953

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19530
February 195315.7186 km NNE of Shache, China
March 195315.6184 km SW of Aykol, China
April 195346.030 km WSW of Qamdo, China
May 195315.642 km SW of Miyang, China
June 19530
July 195326.1southern Xinjiang, China
August 195315.880 km SW of Changji, China
September 19530
October 195336.5253 km NE of Burang, China
November 195316.054 km SSE of Shihezi, China
December 195316.5208 km NNE of Saga, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

China nowWorldwide in 1953

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.