China earthquakes in 1968
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1968. The largest: M5.8 21 km NW of Hengshui, China, Jan 16, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.635 km S of Xining, China · 25 km deep
- 5.2156 km ENE of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.2Eastern Xizang · 15 km deep
- 5.174 km SW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.141 km W of Nangong, China · 15 km deep
- 5.894 km N of Daocheng, China · 10 km deep
- 5.2Southern Qinghai, China · 15 km deep
- 5.4106 km E of Lhasa, China · 10 km deep
- 5.821 km NW of Hengshui, China · 10 km deep
- 5.239 km SSW of Xinji, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 3 | 5.8 | 21 km NW of Hengshui, China |
| February 1968 | 1 | 5.2 | Southern Qinghai, China |
| March 1968 | 1 | 5.8 | 94 km N of Daocheng, China |
| April 1968 | 0 | ||
| May 1968 | 1 | 5.1 | 41 km W of Nangong, China |
| June 1968 | 1 | 5.1 | 74 km SW of Kashgar, China |
| July 1968 | 0 | ||
| August 1968 | 1 | 5.2 | Eastern Xizang |
| September 1968 | 1 | 5.2 | 156 km ENE of Kashgar, China |
| October 1968 | 0 | ||
| November 1968 | 0 | ||
| December 1968 | 1 | 5.6 | 35 km S of Xining, 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.