2003 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | More
Note: This is a selected, incomplete list of significant earthquakes and may not have the most up-to-date, authoritative information for each earthquake. For more up to date information, please refer to scientific literature. For more comprehensive earthquake lists, please refer to the ANSS Composite Catalog or NEIC Earthquake Catalog.
News
- December 16 - USGS News Release: Capturing the Big One: Computer Modeling of Interacting Faults Near Los Angeles
- December 04 - USGS News Release: 'Cat Scan'-Like Seismic Study of Earthquake Zone Helps Set Stage for Fault Drilling Project
- November 24 - USGS News Release: Scientists Launch San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (.pdf)
- November 21 - USGS News Release: Old Japanese Documents Confirm Warnings of Future North American Earthquakes
- FY2005 Mendenhall Post-Doctoral Opportunities
- October 24 - Updated "Earthquakes in Alaska" Poster
- Septempber 23 - ShakeMap–A Tool for Earthquake Response (FS-087-03) new fact sheet
- August 15 - Eavesdropping on the Earth: USGS Conducts Seismic Study in San Jose Area
- May 15 - USGS News Release: Denali Fault Quake Offers Clues for Hazards in Future Quakes, Science Magazine Reports
- April 23 - Multi-Agency Map of California Earthquake Shaking Potential Released
- April 22 - New earthquake probabilities for the San Francisco Bay Region
- The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations (Circular 1242)
- March 3 - "The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in NEHRP-Investing in a Safer Future" Fact Sheet
- February 27 - USGS News Release: Earthquake Monitoring for a Safer America: Congressional Briefing on February 27
- February 25 - USGS New Release: U.S. Suffers Largest Earthquake of 2002
- February 19 - "Rupture in South-Central Alaska-The Denali Fault Earthquake of 2002" Fact Sheet
- January 13 - Scientists Update New Madrid Earthquake Forecasts
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 7.3 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands December 27, 2003
- Magnitude 6.6 Southeastern Iran December 26, 2003
- Magnitude 6.5 San Simeon, California December 22, 2003
- Magnitude 6.8 Taiwan December 10, 2003
- Magnitude 4.5 Virginia December 09, 2003
- Magnitude 6.7 Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region December 05, 2003
- Magnitude 6.5 Samar, Philippines November 18, 2003
- Magnitude 7.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska November 17, 2003
- Magnitude 6.6 Vanuatu Islands November 06, 2003
- Magnitude 7.0 Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan October 31, 2003
- Magnitude 3.5 Orinda, California October 19, 2003
- Magnitude 6.7 Hokkaido, Japan region October 8, 2003
- Magnitude 3.6 Imperial Beach, California October 7, 2003
- Magnitude 6.7 Southwestern Siberia, Russia October 01, 2003
- Magnitude 7.3 Southwestern Siberia, Russia September 27, 2003
- Magnitude 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan region September 25, 2003
- Magnitude 3.3 Rathdrum, ID September 22, 2003
- Magnitude 6.4 Dominican Republic region September 22, 2003
- Magnitude 6.6 Myanmar September 21, 2003
- Magnitude 3.4 near Simi Valley, California September 13, 2003
- Magnitude 3.7 near Mexicali, Baja, California, Mexico September 11, 2003
- Magnitude 4.0 near Piedmont, California September 05, 2003
- Magnitude 4.7 Volcano, Hawaii August 27, 2003
- Magnitude 3.9 Val Verde, California August 27, 2003
- Magnitude 3.8 New Jersey August 26, 2003
- Magnitude 7.2 South Island of New Zealand August 21, 2003
- Magnitude 4.5 Wyoming August 21, 2003
- Magnitude 5.9 Southeastern Iran August 21, 2003
- Magnitude 5.3 Humboldt Hill, California August 15, 2003
- Magnitude 6.3 Greece August 14, 2003
- Magnitude 7.6 Scotia Sea August 04, 2003
- Magnitude 6.8 Primor'ye, Russia July 27, 2003
- Magnitude 3.6 Near the coast of Massachusetts July 22, 2003
- Magnitude 6.0 Yunnan, China July 21, 2003
- Magnitude 7.6 Carlsberg Ridge July 15, 2003
- Magnitude 6.9 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands June 23, 2003
- Magnitude 6.8 Near the coast of Central Chile June 20, 2003
- Magnitude 7.1 Amazonas, Brazil June 20, 2003
- Magnitude 3.6 Carnation, Washington June 20, 2003
- Magnitude 3.7 Southwest of Bremerton, Washington May 30, 2003
- Magnitude 3.4 Muir Beach, California May 26, 2003
- Magnitude 7.0 Halmahera, Indonesia May 26, 2003
- Magnitude 7.0 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan May 26, 2003
- Magnitude 3.8 Seven Trees, California May 26, 2003
- Magnitude 4.0 South Dakota May 25, 2003
- Magnitude 4.2 Santa Rosa, California May 25, 2003
- Magnitude 4.2 Brawley, California May 24, 2003
- Magnitude 6.8 Northern Algeria May 21, 2003
- Magnitude 3.9 Virginia May 05, 2003
- Magnitude 6.7 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand May 04, 2003
- Magnitude 6.4 Eastern Turkey May 01, 2003
- Magnitude 4.0 Blytheville, Arkansas April 30, 2003
- Magnitude 4.6 Alabama April 29, 2003
- Magnitude 4.8 Brinnon, Washington April 25, 2003
- Magnitude 7.1 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska March 17, 2003
- Magnitude 4.1 Twentynine Palms Base, California March 11, 2003
- Magnitude 6.8 New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea March 11, 2003
- Magnitude 6.3 Southern Xinjiang, China February 24, 2003
- Magnitude 5.2 Big Bear City, California February 22, 2003
- Magnitude 6.6 Unimak Island Region, Alaska February 19, 2003
- Magnitude 4.1 Dublin, California, Swarm February 02, 2003
- Magnitude 6.1 Turkey January 27, 2003
- Magnitude 4.7 Keene, California January 25, 2003
- Magnitude 7.6 offshore Colima, Mexico January 22, 2003
- Magnitude 7.3 Solomon Islands, January 20, 2003
- Magnitude 6.7 New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, region January 10, 2003