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China earthquakes in 1967

21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1967. The largest: M6.4 243 km NW of Kangding, China, Aug 30, 1967.

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

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Where every quake of 1967 was located in China. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1967

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196725.942 km SSE of Chengdu, China
February 196735.462 km WNW of Kashgar, China
March 196716.128 km NW of Cangzhou, China
April 196725.568 km W of Kuqa, China
May 196725.5137 km ENE of Kashgar, China
June 19670
July 19670
August 196756.4243 km NW of Kangding, China
September 19670
October 196735.377 km ENE of Baiyin, China
November 19670
December 196735.99 km WSW of Xinji, 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

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

China nowWorldwide in 1967

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.