China earthquakes in 1955
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1955. The largest: M7.1 19 km WSW of Kangding, China, Apr 14, 1955.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1955 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1955
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.952 km WSW of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.9Western Sichuan, China · 15 km deep
- 5.929 km S of Dadukou, China · 15 km deep
- 6.711 km SE of Dadukou, China · 10 km deep
- 6.260 km WNW of Dadukou, China · 15 km deep
- 5.751 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 6.3northern Xinjiang, China · 15 km deep
- 6.9132 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 20 km deep
- 6.9114 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 20 km deep
- 7.119 km WSW of Kangding, China · 10 km deep
- 5.962 km WSW of Dêqên, China · 15 km deep
- 5.3188 km WSW of Aykol, China · 15 km deep
- 6.5western Xizang · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1955 | 1 | 6.5 | western Xizang |
| February 1955 | 1 | 5.3 | 188 km WSW of Aykol, China |
| March 1955 | 1 | 5.9 | 62 km WSW of Dêqên, China |
| April 1955 | 4 | 7.1 | 19 km WSW of Kangding, China |
| May 1955 | 0 | ||
| June 1955 | 2 | 6.2 | 60 km WNW of Dadukou, China |
| July 1955 | 0 | ||
| August 1955 | 0 | ||
| September 1955 | 2 | 6.7 | 11 km SE of Dadukou, China |
| October 1955 | 1 | 5.9 | Western Sichuan, China |
| November 1955 | 0 | ||
| December 1955 | 1 | 5.9 | 52 km WSW of Dêqên, 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.