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China · Earthquake archives 2003

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

Events130
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+4
M7+0
Average depth20.4 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan5Feb18Mar12Apr11May12Jun1Jul10Aug12Sep13Oct15Nov9Dec12
January5 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0February18 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1March12 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0April11 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1May12 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0June1 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0July10 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1August12 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0September13 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0October15 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0November9 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0December12 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.4278 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China14.0 km2003-04-17 00:48:38 UTCView event →
M 6.3107 km E of Kashgar, China11.0 km2003-02-24 02:03:41 UTCView event →
M 6.0106 km E of Kegen, Kazakhstan10.0 km2003-12-01 01:38:31 UTCView event →
M 6.075 km SSW of Dadukou, China10.0 km2003-07-21 15:16:31 UTCView event →
M 5.876 km SE of Zhangye, China10.0 km2003-10-25 12:47:58 UTCView event →
M 5.873 km SE of Zhangye, China10.0 km2003-10-25 12:41:35 UTCView event →
M 5.8Xizang-Qinghai border region17.7 km2003-07-07 06:55:43 UTCView event →
M 5.8105 km E of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-05-04 15:44:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7112 km SSW of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-09-01 23:16:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7106 km N of Shache, China10.0 km2003-03-12 04:47:51 UTCView event →
M 5.625 km ENE of Zhaotong, China33.0 km2003-11-14 18:49:46 UTCView event →
M 5.6Yunnan, China33.0 km2003-10-16 12:28:09 UTCView event →
M 5.5166 km NE of Shi Yomi, India33.0 km2003-08-18 09:03:03 UTCView event →
M 5.4124 km NE of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-09-26 23:35:30 UTCView event →
M 5.4175 km NNE of Chifeng, China24.4 km2003-08-16 10:58:42 UTCView event →
M 5.4119 km N of Shache, China10.0 km2003-02-25 03:52:41 UTCView event →
M 5.3116 km E of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-03-30 23:15:46 UTCView event →
M 5.345 km SSW of Shihezi, China23.9 km2003-02-13 17:34:20 UTCView event →
M 5.2101 km SSW of Qapqal, China10.0 km2003-12-01 10:28:55 UTCView event →
M 5.282 km SE of Zhangye, China10.0 km2003-10-25 13:25:23 UTCView event →
M 5.2113 km NNE of Shache, China10.0 km2003-06-04 16:28:37 UTCView event →
M 5.2165 km NE of Nagqu, China33.0 km2003-05-20 18:34:37 UTCView event →
M 5.2103 km E of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-02-24 21:18:40 UTCView event →
M 5.288 km E of Kashgar, China33.0 km2003-01-04 11:07:20 UTCView event →
M 5.1northern Qinghai, China10.0 km2003-12-12 13:39:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1104 km WNW of Mawu, China10.0 km2003-11-13 02:35:10 UTCView event →
M 5.126 km SSW of Jiayuguan, China10.0 km2003-10-10 03:29:14 UTCView event →
M 5.1128 km NNE of Nagqu, China49.2 km2003-05-24 19:32:35 UTCView event →
M 5.1128 km NNE of Nagqu, China33.0 km2003-05-24 11:27:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1280 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China10.0 km2003-05-03 06:12:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1111 km E of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-03-15 22:59:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1199 km NE of Nagqu, China33.0 km2003-02-11 10:36:21 UTCView event →
M 5.1104 km NW of Rikaze, China12.2 km2003-01-16 11:36:49 UTCView event →
M 5.095 km SSW of Qapqal, China10.0 km2003-12-01 02:06:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0119 km ESE of Xinyuan, China33.0 km2003-10-11 01:36:07 UTCView event →
M 5.039 km WSW of Zhangye, China10.0 km2003-10-06 04:02:15 UTCView event →
M 5.092 km S of Jiuquan, China10.0 km2003-07-18 10:17:17 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southern Qinghai, China10.0 km2003-07-03 06:05:19 UTCView event →
M 5.0158 km SSE of Hotan, China33.0 km2003-05-29 14:18:53 UTCView event →
M 4.916 km NE of Linfen, China10.0 km2003-11-25 05:40:30 UTCView event →
M 4.9108 km WSW of Kangding, China53.0 km2003-09-16 08:00:43 UTCView event →
M 4.9121 km SSW of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-09-02 07:13:28 UTCView event →
M 4.9279 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China10.0 km2003-04-17 17:11:50 UTCView event →
M 4.952 km NNE of Huocheng, China10.0 km2003-02-20 04:09:56 UTCView event →
M 4.944 km SSW of Shihezi, China33.0 km2003-02-13 17:32:03 UTCView event →
M 4.812 km WNW of Changji, China33.0 km2003-12-09 08:26:44 UTCView event →
M 4.8103 km E of Kegen, Kazakhstan21.4 km2003-12-01 14:30:01 UTCView event →
M 4.8108 km N of Nagqu, China10.0 km2003-10-28 02:31:29 UTCView event →
M 4.882 km SW of Dadukou, China33.0 km2003-09-27 01:06:32 UTCView event →
M 4.878 km WNW of Burang, China33.0 km2003-09-03 23:21:03 UTCView event →
M 4.8111 km SSW of Kashgar, China10.0 km2003-09-02 00:04:34 UTCView event →
M 4.894 km NNW of Dadukou, China33.0 km2003-08-21 02:17:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8Xizang-Qinghai border region10.0 km2003-07-07 07:16:52 UTCView event →
M 4.853 km SSE of Shihezi, China37.5 km2003-07-03 05:53:52 UTCView event →
M 4.8279 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China10.0 km2003-04-19 19:41:40 UTCView event →
M 4.8128 km S of Turpan, China33.0 km2003-03-13 15:07:07 UTCView event →
M 4.8105 km NNE of Shache, China10.0 km2003-02-25 10:24:44 UTCView event →
M 4.8southern Xinjiang, China10.0 km2003-02-24 15:49:01 UTCView event →
M 4.883 km NNE of Shache, China10.0 km2003-02-24 02:10:36 UTCView event →
M 4.8235 km WNW of Nagqu, China51.8 km2003-01-16 22:15:37 UTCView event →

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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