List of earthquakes in 1903 explained

Year:1903
Location Map:Earth
Largest: Greece, Kythera (Magnitude 8.1) August 11
Deadliest: Ottoman Empire, Mus Province (Magnitude 6.3) April 28 3,560 deaths
Fatalities:3,913
9.0+:0
8.0−8.9:1
7.0−7.9:8
6.0−6.9:12
5.0−5.9:0

This is a list of earthquakes in 1903. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The countries and their flags are noted as they would have appeared in this year for example the Dutch East Indies being present-day Indonesia. A quieter year than normal but one with many deaths. The bulk of the deaths in this year came from a quake which struck Turkey in April. The largest event of the year was a magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Greece but this only caused two deaths.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
1 Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Mus Province
2, Razavi Khorasan Province

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
1 Greece, Kythera
2 Tonga
3 Mexico, off the coast of Oaxaca
4, south of Java
= 5, Mongolia, Zavkhan Province
= 5 Tonga
= 5 United States, Philippines, Mindanao
= 6 United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska
= 6 United Kingdom,, New Hebrides

Notable events

January

Month:January
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:3
6.0–6.9:0
Largest:7.8 Mw Tonga
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[1] 7.8 400.0
[2] [3] 7.7 0.0 Depth unknown.
[4] 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.

February

Month:February
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:2
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[5] 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown.
[6] 6.5 100.0
[7] 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown.
[8] 0.0 0.0 Magnitude and depth unknown. Some homes were damaged.
[9] 7.3 0.0 Depth unknown.

March

Month:March
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:1
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[10] 6.5 33.0

April

Month:April
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:2
Largest:7.1 Mw Tonga
Deadliest:6.3 Mw Ottoman Empire,
3,560 deaths
Fatalities:3,560
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[11] 6.9 160.0
[12] 6.3 0.0 3,560 deaths were caused by the 1903 Manzikert earthquake. At least 1,001 people were injured. Major damage was caused with over 12,000 homes collapsing. Depth unknown. 3,560 1,001+
[13] 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown.

May

Month:May
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:0
Largest:7.0 Mw, United Kingdom, New Hebrides
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[14] 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.

June

Month:June
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:1
Largest:6.9 Mw United States
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[15] 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown.

August

Month:August
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:0
Largest:8.1 Mw Greece
Deadliest:8.1 Mw Greece
2 deaths
Fatalities:2
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[16] [17] 8.1 80.0 2 people were killed and some damage was caused. 2

September

Month:September
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:1
Deadliest:6.5 Mw
350 deaths
Fatalities:350
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[18] 6.5 0.0 350 people died. Depth unknown. 350

October

Month:October
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:2
Largest:6.9 Mw, United Kingdom, New Hebrides
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[19] 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown.
[20] 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown.

November

Month:November
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:1
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[21] 6.7 30.0

December

Month:December
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:2
Largest:7.1 Mw Philippines
Deadliest:6.8 Mw Chile
1 death
Fatalities:1
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[22] [23] 6.8 0.0 1 person died and some damage was reported. 1
[24] 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown
[25] [26] 7.1 0.0 Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. January 4, 1903.
  2. Web site: M 7.7 - off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. January 16, 2020. January 14, 1903.
  3. Web site: M 7.7 - off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. January 16, 2020. January 14, 1903.
  4. Web site: M 7.0 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. January 16, 2020. January 17, 1903.
  5. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. February 1, 1903.
  6. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. February 3, 1903.
  7. Web site: M 6.8 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. January 17, 2020. February 5, 1903.
  8. Web site: Significant Earthquake: GUAM. National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. February 10, 1903.
  9. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. February 27, 1903.
  10. Web site: Significant Earthquake: INDONESIA: TIFU, MASARETE, KAJELI. National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. March 30, 1903.
  11. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. April 19, 1903.
  12. Web site: Significant Earthquake: TURKEY: MALAZGIRT. National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. April 28, 1903.
  13. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. April 29, 1903.
  14. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. May 13, 1903.
  15. Web site: M 6.9 - Southern Alaska. United States Geological Survey. January 17, 2020. June 2, 1903.
  16. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. August 11, 1903.
  17. Web site: Significant Earthquake: GREECE: MITATA (KYTHERA). National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. August 11, 1903.
  18. Web site: Significant Earthquake: IRAN: KASHMAR. National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. September 25, 1903.
  19. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. October 29, 1903.
  20. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. October 30, 1903.
  21. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. November 26, 1903.
  22. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. December 7, 1903.
  23. Web site: Significant Earthquake: CHILE: VALLENAR, FREIRINA. National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. December 7, 1903.
  24. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. December 23, 1903.
  25. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. November 16, 2015. December 28, 1903.
  26. Web site: Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: DAVAO GULF. National Geophysical Data Center. November 16, 2015. December 28, 1903.

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