China earthquakes in 1969
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in China in 1969. The largest: M6.9 106 km NW of Longgang, China, Jul 18, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in China. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.2114 km ENE of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.2106 km SW of Kashgar, China · 15 km deep
- 5.3239 km NW of Tianpeng, China · 15 km deep
- 5.284 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 10 km deep
- 5.6101 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 31 km deep
- 5.899 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 35 km deep
- 5.717 km SW of Yangjiang, China · 8 km deep
- 5.392 km W of Tumxuk, China · 15 km deep
- 5.797 km WNW of Longgang, China · 23 km deep
- 6.9106 km NW of Longgang, China · 12 km deep
- 5.280 km WNW of Aksu, China · 10 km deep
- 5.3245 km E of Nagqu, China · 15 km deep
- 5.266 km NW of Aykol, China · 16 km deep
- 5.159 km WNW of Aksu, China · 29 km deep
- 5.264 km WNW of Aksu, China · 15 km deep
- 6.190 km WNW of Aksu, China · 16 km deep
- 5.568 km ESE of Jinghong, China · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 0 | ||
| February 1969 | 4 | 6.1 | 90 km WNW of Aksu, China |
| March 1969 | 0 | ||
| April 1969 | 0 | ||
| May 1969 | 0 | ||
| June 1969 | 3 | 5.3 | 245 km E of Nagqu, China |
| July 1969 | 4 | 6.9 | 106 km NW of Longgang, China |
| August 1969 | 0 | ||
| September 1969 | 5 | 5.8 | 99 km WNW of Kashgar, China |
| October 1969 | 0 | ||
| November 1969 | 1 | 5.2 | 114 km ENE of Kashgar, China |
| December 1969 | 0 |
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.