India · Earthquake archives 2003

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

Events117

Largest magnitudeM 6.0

M6+1

M7+0

Average depth20.8 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan12 Feb4 Mar13 Apr14 May5 Jun5 Jul11 Aug16 Sep12 Oct10 Nov5 Dec10

January12 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 February4 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0 March13 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0 April14 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0 May5 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0 June5 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 July11 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0 August16 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1 September12 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0 October10 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 November5 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0 December10 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.0	99 km ENE of Port Blair, India	100.2 km	2003-08-11 21:22:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2003-09-12 15:40:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	92 km N of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2003-03-26 04:22:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-02-08 08:49:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-04-11 05:01:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-29 21:10:21 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2003-09-10 17:01:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2003-09-10 16:30:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	158 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2003-11-20 14:05:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-09-27 05:54:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-07-01 22:29:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2003-04-29 17:56:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-04-04 20:16:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-07-30 05:43:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-07-12 04:14:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	266 km ENE of Port Blair, India	33.0 km	2003-07-12 02:42:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-06-08 12:57:56 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Andaman Islands, India region	33.0 km	2003-01-13 16:35:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-09-22 23:17:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-08-24 23:49:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-04-06 18:17:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-01-25 12:48:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-12-31 08:32:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-26 02:04:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	245 km E of Port Blair, India	33.0 km	2003-07-12 01:55:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-04-05 03:47:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Andaman Islands, India region	20.0 km	2003-01-26 10:49:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-14 22:06:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2003-09-05 11:35:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	25 km WNW of R?par, India	10.0 km	2003-08-05 11:08:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Andaman Islands, India region	33.0 km	2003-07-13 23:38:51 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-03-22 07:55:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2003-12-31 23:51:57 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-09-28 00:48:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2003-09-05 16:16:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	270 km ENE of Port Blair, India	26.5 km	2003-07-06 04:04:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	18 km NW of P?palkoti, India	33.0 km	2003-05-27 04:23:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-04-11 05:07:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	91 km N of Bamboo Flat, India	40.5 km	2003-04-07 14:01:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-03-24 18:12:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2003-03-05 10:49:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-12-31 16:27:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-12-15 22:28:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2003-11-12 05:56:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-26 01:40:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-15 05:13:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-15 03:05:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-15 02:19:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-10-13 21:15:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-08-09 15:55:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-08-07 14:36:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-07-08 07:08:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-07-06 23:56:20 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-07-05 17:06:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-05-10 15:12:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-03-24 18:18:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2003-03-04 21:06:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2003-01-30 06:35:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Andaman Islands, India region	33.0 km	2003-01-13 16:30:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	25 km E of Port Blair, India	56.3 km	2003-01-09 23:14:34 UTC	View event →

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