- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 18, 1951 CE
- Location:
- 90 km NE of Dêqên, China
- Magnitude:
- 5.61 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.677
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.61
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.13
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.02
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.45
Other earthquake records of 1951 CE
- El Salvador, Jucuapa · M 6.5 · 1,100 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.3 · 68 deaths
- Turkey, Kursunlu · M 6.7 · 54 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.5 · 17 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca: Miahiatlan · Mw 6 · 1 deaths
- Nicaragua, Gulf Of Fonseca: Potosi · Ms 6
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.6 - 90 km NE of Dêqên, China (1951 CE) happen?
- November 18, 1951 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.