Earthquake archive

2003 Earthquakes

Name: 2003 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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1,605 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2003, the largest a M8.2 near 2003 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake.

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Total M4.5+

1,605

M6+

154

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.2

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 2003

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.2
2003 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
September 25, 2003 · 27 km deep
27.8
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
November 17, 2003 · 33 km deep
37.6
Scotia Sea
August 4, 2003 · 10 km deep
47.6
Carlsberg Ridge
July 15, 2003 · 10 km deep
57.6
16 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico
January 22, 2003 · 24 km deep
67.4
119 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
September 25, 2003 · 33 km deep
77.3
201 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 27, 2003 · 10 km deep
87.3
29 km S of Aktash, Russia
September 27, 2003 · 16 km deep
97.3
126 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
January 20, 2003 · 33 km deep
107.2
56 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand
August 21, 2003 · 28 km deep
117.1
105 km E of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
June 20, 2003 · 558 km deep
127.1
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
March 17, 2003 · 33 km deep
137.0
133 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
October 31, 2003 · 10 km deep
147.0
116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
May 26, 2003 · 31 km deep
157.0
27 km SSW of ?funato, Japan
May 26, 2003 · 68 km deep
166.9
291 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
June 23, 2003 · 20 km deep
176.9
25 km ESE of Atlasovo, Russia
June 16, 2003 · 175 km deep
186.9
34 km W of Gadung, Philippines
May 26, 2003 · 566 km deep
196.8
168 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 26, 2003 · 10 km deep
206.8
92 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
December 10, 2003 · 10 km deep
216.8
97 km NE of Svetlaya, Russia
July 27, 2003 · 470 km deep
226.8
42 km W of Ovalle, Chile
June 20, 2003 · 33 km deep
236.8
25 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria
May 21, 2003 · 12 km deep
246.8
114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
March 11, 2003 · 40 km deep
256.7
202 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 27, 2003 · 10 km deep
266.7
220 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
December 5, 2003 · 10 km deep
276.7
39 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
October 8, 2003 · 32 km deep
286.7
9 km S of Aktash, Russia
October 1, 2003 · 10 km deep
296.7
North Atlantic Ocean
May 14, 2003 · 42 km deep
306.7
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
May 4, 2003 · 62 km deep
316.7
191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
January 10, 2003 · 72 km deep
326.6
13 km SSW of Bam, Iran
December 26, 2003 · 10 km deep
336.6
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
December 21, 2003 · 10 km deep
346.6
82 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
November 25, 2003 · 35 km deep
356.6
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
November 9, 2003 · 10 km deep
366.6
51 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
November 6, 2003 · 114 km deep
376.6
16 km SE of Taungdwingyi, Myanmar
September 21, 2003 · 10 km deep
386.6
142 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
July 27, 2003 · 213 km deep
396.6
87 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
June 7, 2003 · 33 km deep
406.6
92 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
February 19, 2003 · 19 km deep
416.5
183 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 25, 2003 · 10 km deep
426.5
3 km SSE of Progreso, Panama
December 25, 2003 · 33 km deep
436.5
10 km NE of San Simeon, California
December 22, 2003 · 8 km deep
446.5
4 km NW of Can-Avid, Philippines
November 18, 2003 · 35 km deep
456.5
58 km S of Kushiro, Japan
September 29, 2003 · 25 km deep
466.5
41 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
July 15, 2003 · 33 km deep
476.5
293 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
June 15, 2003 · 20 km deep
486.5
Bouvet Island region
April 17, 2003 · 10 km deep
496.5
46 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia
March 25, 2003 · 33 km deep
506.5
33 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
January 21, 2003 · 24 km deep
516.5
262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
January 4, 2003 · 378 km deep
526.4
118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
November 12, 2003 · 385 km deep
536.4
96 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
November 2, 2003 · 10 km deep
546.4
147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
October 18, 2003 · 33 km deep
556.4
174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
October 17, 2003 · 133 km deep
566.4
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
September 30, 2003 · 10 km deep
576.4
23 km S of Aktash, Russia
September 27, 2003 · 10 km deep
586.4
2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
September 22, 2003 · 10 km deep
596.4
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
September 7, 2003 · 33 km deep
606.4
101 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
September 2, 2003 · 10 km deep
616.4
168 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
July 25, 2003 · 24 km deep
626.4
111 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
July 21, 2003 · 190 km deep
636.4
62 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
May 5, 2003 · 124 km deep
646.4
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
May 4, 2003 · 46 km deep
656.4
13 km N of Bingöl, Turkey
May 1, 2003 · 10 km deep
666.4
278 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China
April 17, 2003 · 14 km deep
676.4
186 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
March 14, 2003 · 275 km deep
686.4
87 km SW of Paredón Colorado, Mexico
March 12, 2003 · 10 km deep
696.4
Halmahera, Indonesia
March 10, 2003 · 94 km deep
706.4
Prince Edward Islands region
January 27, 2003 · 10 km deep
716.3
195 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 27, 2003 · 10 km deep
726.3
56 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
October 22, 2003 · 54 km deep
736.3
8 km S of Kanaláki, Greece
August 14, 2003 · 10 km deep
746.3
189 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
June 28, 2003 · 10 km deep
756.3
88 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
June 12, 2003 · 186 km deep
766.3
78 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
May 13, 2003 · 33 km deep
776.3
Prince Edward Islands region
May 9, 2003 · 10 km deep
786.3
163 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
April 27, 2003 · 77 km deep
796.3
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
April 2, 2003 · 10 km deep
806.3
133 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
March 14, 2003 · 33 km deep
816.3
107 km E of Kashgar, China
February 24, 2003 · 11 km deep
826.3
11 km SSW of San Vicente, Philippines
February 15, 2003 · 10 km deep
836.3
34 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
February 10, 2003 · 33 km deep
846.3
off the coast of Oregon
January 16, 2003 · 10 km deep
856.2
192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
December 9, 2003 · 33 km deep
866.2
134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
November 12, 2003 · 33 km deep
876.2
18 km WSW of Tagbak, Philippines
October 9, 2003 · 33 km deep
886.2
246 km SSE of Vaitogi, American Samoa
October 7, 2003 · 10 km deep
896.2
6 km E of Knevichi, Russia
August 31, 2003 · 481 km deep
906.2
southern East Pacific Rise
August 28, 2003 · 10 km deep
916.2
Mauritius - Reunion region
May 28, 2003 · 10 km deep
926.2
219 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
May 5, 2003 · 56 km deep
936.2
89 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
May 3, 2003 · 33 km deep
946.2
124 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
April 11, 2003 · 10 km deep
956.2
159 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
March 31, 2003 · 47 km deep
966.2
92 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
March 30, 2003 · 33 km deep
976.2
76 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
March 28, 2003 · 41 km deep
986.2
144 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands
March 19, 2003 · 34 km deep
996.2
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
March 17, 2003 · 33 km deep
1006.2
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March 2, 2003 · 10 km deep