M 6.1 earthquake – Southern Qinghai, China
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Local time: Dec 4, 1961 · 20:38 (UTC+8)
StrongShallow · 16 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.1moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 16 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 33.344, 95.252168 km from Yushu
- Energy released
- 21 kilotons of TNTabout 1.4 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.1max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 569USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1934
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jun 23, 1934.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 21 kilotons of TNT, 45 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around China.
- 7.0 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 22, 2026
- 6.9 233 km NNW of Qamdo, China Apr 13, 2010
- 6.7 Southern Qinghai, China Apr 19, 1963
- 6.2 161 km NNE of Nagqu, China Jun 23, 1934
- 6.1 239 km NNW of Qamdo, China Apr 14, 2010
- 6.1 196 km NNE of Nagqu, China May 5, 1975
- 6.1 Southern Qinghai, China Apr 28, 1915
- 6.1 Southern Qinghai, China May 5, 1915