1951 Nagqu earthquake

Catalogue records place the epicentre west-southwest of Nagqu in Tibet, China. No account of damage or casualties appears in the available records.

Origin time (UTC)

1951-11-18T09:35

Magnitude

7.7

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

30

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem894960

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, tibet, china, nagqu

Coordinates: 31.056, 91.261

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in the Himalaya since 1930

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