Past damaging earthquakes near the epicenter

Table 1 shows 8 events near the epicenter of the April 13, 2010 Southern Qinghai, China Earthquake that are registered in the earthquake catalog, “Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World” (the search conditions are “latitude: 32-35 degrees” and “longitude: 95-98 degrees”). The epicenter of the event in 1738 is very close to that of the April 13, 2010 earthquake.

Figure 1 shows 94 events registered in “Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World” on Google Earth (the search conditions are “latitude: 30-40 degrees” and “longitude: 90-102”).

“Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World” was compiled by Prof. Tokuji Utsu and now are maintained and updated by the IISEE, BRI.

Table 1: The events chosen from the earthquake catalog, “Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World”, under the conditions “latitude: 32-35 degrees” and “longitude: 95-98 degree”.

Year	Month	Day	Time	Latitude	Longitude	Depth	M	Dead	Injured	Damage	Remark
1738	12	23	-	33.3	96.6	-	6.5	115	229	seve	China:Qinghai(I=8) (before 23/12) D=many
1834	-	-	-	33	97	-	5.5	-	-	some	China:Qinghai(I=7) (winter or the following spring)
1886	3	0	-	32.5	98	-	7	-	-	some	China:Sichuan(I=9)
1896	-	-	-	32.5	97.9	-	7	some	-	some	China:Sichuan(possibly the same quake as on 14/2)
1896	3	14	-	32.5	98	-	7	5	-		China:Sichuan(I=9)
1961	12	4	2038L	33	95	-	5.9	-	-	limi	China:Qinghai[Zaduo earthquake ](I=7-8)
1971	4	3	1249L	32.2	95.1	20	6.3	-	0	limi	China:Qinghai(a little less than I=9)
1971	4	3	1250L	32.2	95.4	20	6.5	1	1	limi	China:Qinghai(I=9)

Figure 1: The circles represent 94 events registered in “Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World” on Google Earth (the search conditions are “latitude: 30-40 degrees” and “longitude: 90-102”). The epicenter of the April 13, 2010 earthquake is denoted by the pin.