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China · Earthquake archives December 2016

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events14
Largest magnitudeM 6.0
M6+1
M7+0
Average depth13.5 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.058 km SSE of Shihezi, China17.6 km2016-12-08 05:15:04 UTCView event →
M 5.6southern Xinjiang, China10.0 km2016-12-20 10:04:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2104 km N of Nagqu, China10.0 km2016-12-04 21:34:23 UTCView event →
M 5.1Xinjiang-Qinghai border region, China10.0 km2016-12-14 08:14:30 UTCView event →
M 4.920 km NW of Yongchuan, China10.0 km2016-12-27 00:17:33 UTCView event →
M 4.9119 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan10.0 km2016-12-19 10:57:26 UTCView event →
M 4.955 km SSE of Shihezi, China24.5 km2016-12-08 15:23:16 UTCView event →
M 4.8121 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan10.0 km2016-12-13 08:11:52 UTCView event →
M 4.8Gansu, China10.0 km2016-12-08 00:10:29 UTCView event →
M 4.784 km W of Xichang, China10.0 km2016-12-24 23:26:08 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km SSE of Shihezi, China36.9 km2016-12-08 15:57:56 UTCView event →
M 4.6116 km WSW of Kashgar, China10.0 km2016-12-11 14:21:05 UTCView event →
M 4.6125 km WSW of Kashgar, China10.0 km2016-12-11 03:36:26 UTCView event →
M 4.552 km SSE of Shihezi, China10.0 km2016-12-08 11:30:31 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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