2003 Altai earthquake
The 2003 Altai earthquake, or 2003 Chuya earthquake, occurred on September 27, 2003, at 18:33 local time (11:33 UTC). The epicenter was in Altai Republic, Russia and was close to the borders of Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan. The magnitude was put at Mw 7.3 and the depth 18 km. It was felt in a wide range of southern Siberia, and the intensity was MM V in Novosibirsk. 300 houses were destroyed. It was the strongest earthquake in this region since an estimated 7.7 earthquake on December 20, 1761.[1] This earthquake occurred in a segmented fault zone which had not been previously recognized. This earthquake had both right-lateral strike-slip and reverse movements.[2]
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- Colima (7.5, Jan 21)
- Bachu1 (6.3, Feb 24)
- Alabama (4.6, Apr 29)
- Bingöl1 (6.4, May 1)
- Boumerdès1 (6.8, May 21)
- Coquimbo (7.5, Jun 20)
- Dominican Republic (6.4, Sep 22)
- Hokkaidō (8.3, Sep 25)
- Altai Republic (7.3, Sep 27)
- Kazakhstan–China (6.1, Dec 1)
- San Simeon (6.6, Dec 22)
- Puerto Armuelles (6.5, Dec 25)
- Bam1 2 (6.6, Dec 26)
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