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Database of nuclear tests, China-PRC: 1964-1996


For explanations and codes see Introduction.

  ID#  SERIES          SHOT                     YEAR  MON DAY   TIME          SITE    LAT        LONG       NT   HOLE         HOB  GZALT NT  TYPE   PUR  YD-MN YD-MX YD-EST NT YIELD  MAG  CRAT VENT DEVIC WARHEAD          R N SOURCES
                                                      GMT GMT                         DEG         DEG                          M     M                     KT    KT    KT        KT         M                            

    1                  596                      1964  OCT  16   07:00         LN      42.35000    88.30000  ?                 102            AS-T           20    22   22         22                 IU    NGB              C   1,2,3
    2                                           1965  MAY  14   02:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                    500            A-AD           20    40   35         35                 IU    NGB              C * 1,2,3
    3                                           1966  MAY   9   08:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A-AD          200   300  250        250                 BF                     C * 1,2,3
    4                                           1966  OCT  27   01:10         LN      41.50000    88.50000                    569            A-R            12    30   12         12                 IU    DF-2 wh          C * 1,2,3
    5                                           1966  DEC  28   04:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                    102            AS-T          300   500  122        300                 BF                     C   1,2,3
    6                                           1967  JUN  17   00:19:08.20   LN-D    40.74400    89.77500                   2960            A-AD         3000  3300 3300       3300 4.70            TN    NGB/DF-3 wh      C * 1,2,3,4
    7                                           1967  DEC  24   04:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A-AD           15    25              20                 BF                       * 1,2,3
    8                                           1968  DEC  27   07:30         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A-AD         3000                  3000                 TN    NGB/DF-3 wh        * 1,2,3
    9                                           1969  SEP  22   16:14:59.21   LN-B    41.37600    88.31800                                   UG-T           20    25 19.2       19.2 5.20                                   C   1,2,3,4
   10                                           1969  SEP  29   08:40:12.36   LN-D    40.72200    89.51500                                   A-AD         3000       3000       3000 4.37            TN    NGB/DF-3 wh      C * 1,2,3,4
   11                                           1970  OCT  14   07:29:56.91   LN-D    40.52000    89.77900                                   A-AD         3000  3400 3400       3400 4.60            TN    NGB/DF-3 wh        * 1,2,3,4
   12                                           1971  NOV  18   06:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   AS-T           15    20              20                 PR                         1,2,3,b
   13                                           1972  JAN   7   07:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A-AD            8    20               8                 IC    tactical NW?       * 1,2,3
   14                                           1972  MAR  18   06:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A-AD          100   200             170                 PR?                      * 1,2,3
   15                                           1973  JUN  27   03:59:46.29   LN-D    40.79850    89.80910  T                                A-AD         2000  3000 3000       3000 4.80            TN    NGB/DF-3 wh        * 1,2,3,4
   16                                           1974  JUN  17   05:59:52.72   LN-D    40.51800    89.61900                                   A             200  1000 1000       1000 4.50            TN    BM wh?               1,2,3,4
   17                                           1975  OCT  27   00:59:58.23   LN-B    41.37500    88.32600                                   UG-T            0    10  2.5        2.5 5.00                                       1,2,3,4
   18                                           1976  JAN  23   06:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A               0    20                                                            1,2,3
   19                                           1976  SEP  26   06:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A             200                   200                 FZ                         1,2,3
   20                                           1976  OCT  17   04:59:58.80   LN-A    41.70800    88.37000                                   UG-T           10    20  2.6        2.6 4.90                                       1,2,3,4
   21                                           1976  NOV  17   06:00:12.70   LN-D    40.69600    89.62700                                   A-AD         4000       4000       4000 4.70            TN    DF-5 wh?           * 1,2,3,4
   22                                           1977  SEP  17   07:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A               0    20                                                            1,2,3
   23                                           1978  MAR  15   05:00         LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A               6    20              11                                        C   1,2,3
   24                                           1978  OCT  14   00:59:58.01   LN-C    41.52300    88.72200                                   UG-S            0    20  3.4        3.4 4.90                                       1,2,3,4
   25                                           1978  DEC  14                 LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   A               0    20                                                            1,2,3
   26                                      X    1979  FEB   2                 LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   UG              0    20               1                                            e
   27                                           1979  SEP  13                 LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   UG              0    20                                                            1,2,3,e
   28                                           1980  OCT  16   04:30:29.67   LN-D    40.71900    89.65100                                   A             200  1000 1000       1000 4.44                  BM wh?               1,2,3,4
   29                                           1982  OCT   5                 LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   UG              3    15               7 4.50                                       1,2,3
   30                                           1983  MAY   4   04:59:57.82   LN-A    41.67900    88.36800                                   UG-T            1          1          1 4.50                                       1,2,3,4
   31                                           1983  OCT   6   09:59:58.05   LN-C    41.53800    88.71400                                   UG-S           20   100 14.9            5.47                                       1,2,3,4
   32                                           1984  OCT   3   05:59:57.99   LN-C    41.57130    88.72160  T                                UG-S           15    70  9.1            5.20                                       1,2,3,4
   33                                           1984  DEC  19   05:59:58.34   LN-A    41.73700    88.42500                                   UG-T            5    50  1.3         15 4.70                                       1,2,3,4
   34                                           1987  JUN   5   04:59:58.26   LN-C    41.51800    88.71300                                   UG-S          250   400  250        250 6.30                  JL-1 wh?             1,2,3,4,c
   35                                           1988  SEP  29   06:59:57.97   LN-A    41.76800    88.38000                                   UG-T            1    20  2.5          3 4.70            ER?   tactical ERW?        1,2,3,4
   36                                           1990  MAY  26   07:59:57.94   LN-C    41.56900    88.70100                                   UG-S           15    65 11.5            5.50                                       1,2,3,4
   37                                           1990  AUG  16   04:59:57.70   LN-C    41.51400    88.73900                                   UG-S           50   200  189        189 6.20                  JL-1 wh?             1,2,3,4
   38                                           1992  MAY  21   04:59:57.45   LN-C    41.51300    88.77400                                   UG-S          660  1000  650        660 6.50                  BM wh?               1,2,3,4
   39                                           1992  SEP  25   07:59:58.47   LN-A    41.71600    88.33600                                   UG-T            5    20    8          8 5.00            PR?                        1,2,3,4,c
   40                                      X    1992  NOV   2                 LN      41.50000    88.50000                                   UG          0.001    20               1                                            e
   41                                           1993  OCT   5   01:59:56.6    LN-C    41.66700    88.69500                                   UG-S           40    80   80         80 5.90                  DF-31 wh?            1,2,3,a
   42                                           1994  JUN  10   06:25:57.9    LN-C    41.53000    88.71000                                   UG-S?          40    50   90         90 5.80                  DF-31 wh?            1,2,b,c
   43                                           1994  OCT   7   03:25:58.1    LN-C    41.66000    88.75000                                   UG-S           40    50   90         90 6.00                  DF-31 wh?            1,2,a,c
   44                                           1995  MAY  15   04:05:57.8    LN-C    41.60000    88.82000                                   UG-S           40   150   95         95 6.10                  DF-31 wh?            1,2,a
   45                                           1995  AUG  17   00:59:57.7    LN-C    41.56000    88.80000                                   UG-S?          60    80   90         90 6.00                  DF-31 wh?            1,2,c
   46                                      S    1996  JUN   8   02:55:57.9    LN-C    41.66000    88.69000                                   UG-S?          20    80   50         50 5.90                                       1,2,b,c
   47                                      SS   1996  JUN   8   02:55:57.9    LN-C    41.66000    88.69000                                   UG-S?                                                                              1,2,b
   48                                           1996  JUL  29   01:48:57.8    LN-A    41.82000    88.42000                                   UG-T?           1     5    3          3 4.90                                       1.2.c



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Last modified 15 June 2005.
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