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.
Map
Where every quake of 1953 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1953
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.5208 km NNE of Saga, China · 30 km deep
- 6.054 km SSE of Shihezi, China · 20 km deep
- 6.5253 km NE of Burang, China · 30 km deep
- 6.1272 km NE of Burang, China · 10 km deep
- 5.9145 km S of Qamdo, China · 15 km deep
- 5.880 km SW of Changji, China · 20 km deep
- 5.8186 km WSW of Aykol, China · 15 km deep
- 6.1southern Xinjiang, China · 10 km deep
- 5.642 km SW of Miyang, China · 35 km deep
- 5.780 km SSE of Shihezi, China · 19 km deep
- 5.773 km SW of Changji, China · 20 km deep
- 6.030 km WSW of Qamdo, China · 10 km deep
- 5.883 km SSW of Qamdo, China · 10 km deep
- 5.6184 km SW of Aykol, China · 10 km deep
- 5.7186 km NNE of Shache, China · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | 0 | ||
| February 1953 | 1 | 5.7 | 186 km NNE of Shache, China |
| March 1953 | 1 | 5.6 | 184 km SW of Aykol, China |
| April 1953 | 4 | 6.0 | 30 km WSW of Qamdo, China |
| May 1953 | 1 | 5.6 | 42 km SW of Miyang, China |
| June 1953 | 0 | ||
| July 1953 | 2 | 6.1 | southern Xinjiang, China |
| August 1953 | 1 | 5.8 | 80 km SW of Changji, China |
| September 1953 | 0 | ||
| October 1953 | 3 | 6.5 | 253 km NE of Burang, China |
| November 1953 | 1 | 6.0 | 54 km SSE of Shihezi, China |
| December 1953 | 1 | 6.5 | 208 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.
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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.