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Earthquake archives 2003

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events5,136
Largest magnitudeM 8.2
M6+154
M7+15
Average depth72.7 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan359Feb320Mar403Apr361May408Jun375Jul415Aug460Sep515Oct482Nov518Dec520
January359 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 10February320 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 5March403 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 16April361 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 8May408 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 19June375 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 11July415 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 15August460 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 11September515 EventsMax M8.2 · M6+ 17October482 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 11November518 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 14December520 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 17

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.22003 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake27.0 km2003-09-25 19:50:06 UTCView event →
M 7.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska33.0 km2003-11-17 06:43:06 UTCView event →
M 7.6Scotia Sea10.0 km2003-08-04 04:37:20 UTCView event →
M 7.6Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2003-07-15 20:27:50 UTCView event →
M 7.616 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico24.0 km2003-01-22 02:06:34 UTCView event →
M 7.4119 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan33.0 km2003-09-25 21:08:00 UTCView event →
M 7.3201 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2003-12-27 16:00:59 UTCView event →
M 7.329 km S of Aktash, Russia16.0 km2003-09-27 11:33:25 UTCView event →
M 7.3126 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands33.0 km2003-01-20 08:43:06 UTCView event →
M 7.256 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand28.0 km2003-08-21 12:12:49 UTCView event →
M 7.1105 km E of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil558.1 km2003-06-20 06:19:38 UTCView event →
M 7.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska33.0 km2003-03-17 16:36:17 UTCView event →
M 7.0133 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan10.0 km2003-10-31 01:06:28 UTCView event →
M 7.0116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia31.0 km2003-05-26 19:23:27 UTCView event →
M 7.027 km SSW of ?funato, Japan68.0 km2003-05-26 09:24:33 UTCView event →
M 6.9291 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska20.0 km2003-06-23 12:12:34 UTCView event →
M 6.925 km ESE of Atlasovo, Russia174.8 km2003-06-16 22:08:02 UTCView event →
M 6.934 km W of Gadung, Philippines565.8 km2003-05-26 23:13:29 UTCView event →
M 6.8168 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2003-12-26 21:26:04 UTCView event →
M 6.892 km E of Yujing, Taiwan10.0 km2003-12-10 04:38:11 UTCView event →
M 6.897 km NE of Svetlaya, Russia470.3 km2003-07-27 06:25:31 UTCView event →
M 6.842 km W of Ovalle, Chile33.0 km2003-06-20 13:30:41 UTCView event →
M 6.825 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria12.0 km2003-05-21 18:44:20 UTCView event →
M 6.8114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea40.2 km2003-03-11 07:27:32 UTCView event →
M 6.7202 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2003-12-27 22:38:01 UTCView event →
M 6.7220 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia10.0 km2003-12-05 21:26:09 UTCView event →
M 6.739 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan32.0 km2003-10-08 09:06:55 UTCView event →
M 6.79 km S of Aktash, Russia10.0 km2003-10-01 01:03:25 UTCView event →
M 6.7North Atlantic Ocean41.5 km2003-05-14 06:03:35 UTCView event →
M 6.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand62.4 km2003-05-04 13:15:18 UTCView event →
M 6.7191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea71.9 km2003-01-10 13:11:56 UTCView event →
M 6.613 km SSW of Bam, Iran10.0 km2003-12-26 01:56:52 UTCView event →
M 6.6central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2003-12-21 07:40:45 UTCView event →
M 6.682 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2003-11-25 20:19:46 UTCView event →
M 6.6central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2003-11-09 19:52:36 UTCView event →
M 6.651 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu113.7 km2003-11-06 10:38:04 UTCView event →
M 6.616 km SE of Taungdwingyi, Myanmar10.0 km2003-09-21 18:16:13 UTCView event →
M 6.6142 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga212.9 km2003-07-27 02:04:11 UTCView event →
M 6.687 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2003-06-07 00:32:45 UTCView event →
M 6.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska19.0 km2003-02-19 03:32:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5183 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2003-12-25 20:42:33 UTCView event →
M 6.53 km SSE of Progreso, Panama33.0 km2003-12-25 07:11:11 UTCView event →
M 6.510 km NE of San Simeon, California8.4 km2003-12-22 19:15:56 UTCView event →
M 6.54 km NW of Can-Avid, Philippines35.0 km2003-11-18 17:14:22 UTCView event →
M 6.558 km S of Kushiro, Japan25.0 km2003-09-29 02:36:53 UTCView event →
M 6.541 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2003-07-15 18:46:38 UTCView event →
M 6.5293 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska20.0 km2003-06-15 19:24:33 UTCView event →
M 6.5Bouvet Island region10.0 km2003-04-17 14:50:48 UTCView event →
M 6.546 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia33.0 km2003-03-25 02:53:25 UTCView event →
M 6.533 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala24.0 km2003-01-21 02:46:47 UTCView event →
M 6.5262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga378.0 km2003-01-04 05:15:03 UTCView event →
M 6.4118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan384.9 km2003-11-12 08:26:43 UTCView event →
M 6.496 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand10.0 km2003-11-02 05:32:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia33.0 km2003-10-18 22:27:13 UTCView event →
M 6.4174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea133.0 km2003-10-17 10:19:06 UTCView event →
M 6.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2003-09-30 14:08:37 UTCView event →
M 6.423 km S of Aktash, Russia10.0 km2003-09-27 18:52:46 UTCView event →
M 6.42 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic10.0 km2003-09-22 04:45:36 UTCView event →
M 6.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands33.0 km2003-09-07 13:19:20 UTCView event →
M 6.4101 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2003-09-02 18:28:00 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia698Max M7.0Japan463Max M7.4Papua New Guinea396Max M6.8Philippines279Max M6.9Russia238Max M7.3United States225Max M7.8Tonga217Max M6.6Fiji206Max M6.0Vanuatu175Max M6.6New Zealand161Max M7.2China130Max M6.4India117Max M6.0

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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