China earthquakes in 1962
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1962. The largest: M6.6 northern Qinghai, China, May 21, 1962.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1962 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1962
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 1962 | 0 | ||
| February 1962 | 0 | ||
| March 1962 | 1 | 6.0 | 10 km NNW of Heyuan, China |
| April 1962 | 0 | ||
| May 1962 | 1 | 6.6 | northern Qinghai, China |
| June 1962 | 1 | 6.0 | 88 km ESE of Dali, China |
| July 1962 | 1 | 5.6 | 66 km WNW of Kashgar, China |
| August 1962 | 1 | 6.3 | 87 km NE of Huocheng, China |
| September 1962 | 0 | ||
| October 1962 | 0 | ||
| November 1962 | 1 | 5.8 | 115 km ENE of Kashgar, China |
| December 1962 | 1 | 5.7 | 58 km S of Yinchuan, 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
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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.