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China earthquakes in 1965

16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1965. The largest: M6.5 14 km E of Ürümqi, China, Nov 13, 1965.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1965 was located in China. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196545.317 km WNW of Yima, China
February 19650
March 196515.3145 km WSW of Aykol, China
April 19650
May 196516.0103 km NW of Aksu, China
June 19650
July 196545.970 km SE of Simao, China
August 196525.4167 km NE of Nagqu, China
September 19650
October 196525.9South China Sea
November 196526.514 km E of Ürümqi, China
December 19650

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

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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China nowWorldwide in 1965

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.