China earthquakes in 1958
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1958. The largest: M6.4 60 km N of Huocheng, China, Dec 21, 1958.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1958 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1958
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.460 km N of Huocheng, China · 20 km deep
- 5.5140 km NNW of Saga, China · 15 km deep
- 6.3142 km NNW of Saga, China · 15 km deep
- 5.8142 km WSW of Aykol, China · 20 km deep
- 5.5127 km ENE of Wuwei, China · 30 km deep
- 5.6115 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 6.050 km NW of Deyang, China · 25 km deep
- 5.989 km WNW of Shihezi, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1958 | 1 | 5.9 | 89 km WNW of Shihezi, China |
| February 1958 | 2 | 6.0 | 50 km NW of Deyang, China |
| March 1958 | 0 | ||
| April 1958 | 1 | 5.5 | 127 km ENE of Wuwei, China |
| May 1958 | 0 | ||
| June 1958 | 1 | 5.8 | 142 km WSW of Aykol, China |
| July 1958 | 0 | ||
| August 1958 | 0 | ||
| September 1958 | 0 | ||
| October 1958 | 1 | 6.3 | 142 km NNW of Saga, China |
| November 1958 | 1 | 5.5 | 140 km NNW of Saga, China |
| December 1958 | 1 | 6.4 | 60 km N of Huocheng, 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.