China earthquakes in 1956
2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1956. The largest: M6.1 83 km S of Shache, China, Mar 5, 1956.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1956 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1956
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1956 | 0 | ||
| February 1956 | 0 | ||
| March 1956 | 1 | 6.1 | 83 km S of Shache, China |
| April 1956 | 0 | ||
| May 1956 | 0 | ||
| June 1956 | 0 | ||
| July 1956 | 0 | ||
| August 1956 | 0 | ||
| September 1956 | 0 | ||
| October 1956 | 0 | ||
| November 1956 | 1 | 5.6 | 74 km ENE of Kashgar, China |
| December 1956 | 0 |
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.