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
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Mus Province 2 , Razavi Khorasan Province Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 Greece, Kythera 2 3 , off the coast of Oaxaca 4 , south of Java = 5 , Mongolia, Zavkhan Province = 5 = 5 , Philippines, Mindanao = 6 , Andreanof Islands, Alaska = 6 , , New Hebrides
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured 7.8 400.0 , off the coast of Oaxaca 7.7 0.0 Depth unknown. , Andreanof Islands, Alaska 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.
February
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Mongolia, Zavkhan Province 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown. , off the south coast of Honshu 6.5 100.0 , Rat Islands, Alaska 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. , Guam 0.0 0.0 Magnitude and depth unknown. Some homes were damaged. , south of Java 7.3 0.0 Depth unknown.
March
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Seram 6.5 33.0
April
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Badakhshan Province 6.9 160.0 Ottoman Empire, Mus Province 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+ 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown.
May
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , , New Hebrides 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.
June
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southern Alaska 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown.
August
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Greece, Kythera 8.1 80.0 2 people were killed and some damage was caused. 2
September
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Razavi Khorasan Province 6.5 0.0 350 people died. Depth unknown. 350
October
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , , New Hebrides 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Fiji 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown.
November
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Lake Baykal 6.7 30.0
December
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Atacama Region 6.8 0.0 1 person died and some damage was reported. 1 , Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown Philippines, east of Mindanao 7.1 0.0 Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.
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