2003M6+ · 154

Earthquakes of 2003

In 2003 the world had 154 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 15 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.2. 33,807 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

154M6+

15M7+ · M8+ 1

M8.2Strongest

33,807Deaths

Earthquakes of 2003

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2003

10Jan

5Feb

16Mar

8Apr

19May

11Jun

15Jul

11Aug

17Sep

11Oct

14Nov

17Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
4 January 2003	off Fiji	6.5	378 km
6 January 2003	off the Philippines	6.0	10 km
9 January 2003	off Tonga	6.0	10 km
10 January 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.7	72 km
16 January 2003	off the United States	6.3	10 km
20 January 2003	off Solomon Islands	7.3	33 km
21 January 2003	off Guatemala	6.5	24 km
22 January 2003	off Mexico	7.6	24 km	29
27 January 2003	Türkiye	6.1	10 km	1
27 January 2003	off South Africa	6.4	10 km
10 February 2003	Papua New Guinea	6.3	33 km
12 February 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	10 km
15 February 2003	off the Philippines	6.3	10 km
19 February 2003	off the United States	6.6	19 km
24 February 2003	China	6.3	11 km	261
1 March 2003	off Indonesia	6.0	28 km
2 March 2003	Atlantic Ocean	6.2	10 km
9 March 2003	off Indonesia	6.0	46 km
10 March 2003	off Indonesia	6.4	94 km
11 March 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.8	40 km
12 March 2003	off Mexico	6.4	10 km
14 March 2003	off Indonesia	6.3	33 km
14 March 2003	off Tonga	6.4	275 km
15 March 2003	off Russia	6.1	30 km
17 March 2003	off the United States	7.1	33 km
17 March 2003	off the United States	6.2	33 km
19 March 2003	off Solomon Islands	6.2	34 km
25 March 2003	off Indonesia	6.5	33 km	4
28 March 2003	off Samoa	6.2	41 km
30 March 2003	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
31 March 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	47 km
2 April 2003	Atlantic Ocean	6.3	10 km
11 April 2003	off Panama	6.2	10 km
17 April 2003	China	6.4	14 km
17 April 2003	off Norway	6.5	10 km
24 April 2003	off Russia	6.1	44 km
27 April 2003	off Vanuatu	6.3	77 km
27 April 2003	Brazil	6.0	560 km
29 April 2003	off Russia	6.0	63 km
1 May 2003	Türkiye	6.4	10 km	177
3 May 2003	off Samoa	6.2	33 km
4 May 2003	off New Zealand	6.7	62 km
4 May 2003	off Solomon Islands	6.0	33 km
4 May 2003	off New Zealand	6.4	46 km
5 May 2003	off Indonesia	6.4	124 km
5 May 2003	off Indonesia	6.2	56 km
9 May 2003	Indian Ocean	6.3	10 km
11 May 2003	off Indonesia	6.1	30 km
13 May 2003	off Vanuatu	6.3	33 km
14 May 2003	off France	6.7	42 km
14 May 2003	off Indonesia	6.0	79 km
19 May 2003	off Fiji	6.0	564 km
19 May 2003	off Mexico	6.1	10 km
21 May 2003	off Algeria	6.8	12 km	2,287
26 May 2003	Japan	7.0	68 km
26 May 2003	off Indonesia	7.0	31 km	1
26 May 2003	off the Philippines	6.9	566 km
28 May 2003	off Mauritius	6.2	10 km
3 June 2003	off Peru	6.0	33 km
7 June 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.6	33 km
10 June 2003	off Taiwan	6.0	45 km
12 June 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	186 km
15 June 2003	off the United States	6.5	20 km
16 June 2003	Russia	6.9	175 km
20 June 2003	Brazil	7.1	558 km
20 June 2003	Chile	6.8	33 km
23 June 2003	off the United States	6.9	20 km
26 June 2003	off the Philippines	6.0	10 km
28 June 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	10 km
1 July 2003	off the Philippines	6.0	635 km
1 July 2003	off the Philippines	6.0	33 km
3 July 2003	off Tonga	6.0	10 km
4 July 2003	Papua New Guinea	6.1	10 km
15 July 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.5	33 km
15 July 2003	Indian Ocean	7.6	10 km
17 July 2003	off Mexico	6.0	10 km
21 July 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.4	190 km
21 July 2003	China	6.0	10 km	16
22 July 2003	off Vanuatu	6.0	33 km
25 July 2003	Papua New Guinea	6.4	24 km
25 July 2003	Japan	6.1	6 km
27 July 2003	off Tonga	6.6	213 km
27 July 2003	off Russia	6.8	470 km
27 July 2003	Bolivia	6.0	345 km
4 August 2003	off Antarctica	7.6	10 km
11 August 2003	off Indonesia	6.0	10 km
11 August 2003	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
11 August 2003	off India	6.0	100 km
14 August 2003	Greece	6.3	10 km
21 August 2003	New Zealand	7.2	28 km
25 August 2003	Guatemala	6.0	100 km
28 August 2003	Pacific Ocean	6.2	10 km
28 August 2003	off Indonesia	6.0	409 km
30 August 2003	off Vanuatu	6.0	137 km
31 August 2003	Russia	6.2	481 km
2 September 2003	off Samoa	6.4	10 km
6 September 2003	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
7 September 2003	off New Caledonia	6.4	33 km
11 September 2003	off Solomon Islands	6.0	10 km
12 September 2003	Papua New Guinea	6.0	50 km
21 September 2003	Myanmar	6.6	10 km	7
21 September 2003	Atlantic Ocean	6.0	10 km
22 September 2003	Dominican Republic	6.4	10 km	3
25 September 2003	off Japan	8.2	27 km	2
25 September 2003	off Japan	7.4	33 km
26 September 2003	off Japan	6.0	33 km
27 September 2003	Russia	7.3	16 km	3
27 September 2003	Russia	6.4	10 km
29 September 2003	off Japan	6.5	25 km
30 September 2003	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.0	10 km
30 September 2003	off New Zealand	6.4	10 km
30 September 2003	off New Zealand	6.0	33 km
1 October 2003	Russia	6.7	10 km
7 October 2003	off American Samoa	6.2	10 km
8 October 2003	off Japan	6.7	32 km
9 October 2003	off the Philippines	6.2	33 km
13 October 2003	off Fiji	6.0	10 km
15 October 2003	off Fiji	6.0	583 km
17 October 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.4	133 km
18 October 2003	off Indonesia	6.4	33 km
22 October 2003	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	54 km
28 October 2003	Papua New Guinea	6.0	65 km
31 October 2003	off Japan	7.0	10 km
2 November 2003	off New Zealand	6.4	10 km
5 November 2003	off Colombia	6.0	33 km
6 November 2003	off Vanuatu	6.6	114 km
9 November 2003	Atlantic Ocean	6.6	10 km
11 November 2003	off New Zealand	6.1	33 km
11 November 2003	off New Zealand	6.1	33 km
11 November 2003	off Northern Mariana Islands	6.0	101 km
12 November 2003	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
12 November 2003	off Japan	6.4	385 km
13 November 2003	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
14 November 2003	off Vanuatu	6.1	10 km
17 November 2003	off the United States	7.8	33 km
18 November 2003	Philippines	6.5	35 km	1
25 November 2003	Papua New Guinea	6.6	35 km
1 December 2003	Kazakhstan	6.0	10 km	11
5 December 2003	off Russia	6.7	10 km
9 December 2003	off the United States	6.2	33 km
10 December 2003	off Taiwan	6.8	10 km
21 December 2003	Atlantic Ocean	6.6	10 km
22 December 2003	United States	6.5	8 km	2
25 December 2003	Panama	6.5	33 km	2
25 December 2003	Pacific Ocean	6.0	35 km
25 December 2003	off New Caledonia	6.5	10 km
25 December 2003	off New Caledonia	6.0	10 km
26 December 2003	Iran	6.6	10 km	31,000
26 December 2003	off New Caledonia	6.8	10 km
27 December 2003	off New Caledonia	6.1	10 km
27 December 2003	off New Caledonia	7.3	10 km
27 December 2003	off Vanuatu	6.7	10 km
27 December 2003	off Vanuatu	6.3	10 km
29 December 2003	off Japan	6.1	33 km