Earthquake Information for 2003

Deaths from Earthquakes for 2003
- Total Deaths: 33819
- Earthquakes with the most casualties for 2003
  - December 26, Southeastern Iran, M6.6
    About 31,000 people killed, 30,000 injured, 75,600 homeless and 85 percent of buildings damaged or destroyed in the Bam area. Maximum intensities IX at Bam and VIII at Baravat. Felt (V) at Kerman. Damage estimated at 32.7 million U.S. dollars. Surface ruptures associated with the Bam Fault were observed between Bam and Baravat. Maximum acceleration of 0.98g recorded at Bam. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Believed to be the largest earthquake in this area in more than 2000 years.
  - May 21, Northern Algeria, M6.8
    At least 2,266 people killed, 10,261 injured, about 180,000 homeless and more than 43,500 buildings damaged or destroyed (X) in the Algiers-Boumerdes-Dellys-Thenia area. Underwater telecommunication cables were cut and landslides, sandblows, liquefaction and ground cracks were observed. Maximum ground acceleration of 0.58g was recorded at Keddara. Damage estimated at between 600 million and 5 billion U.S. dollars. Felt from Mostaganem to Guelma and as far south as Biskra. Felt (III) on Mallorca and (II) on Ibiza and Menorca, Spain. Also felt (II) at Albacete, Alcantarilla, Alicante, Barcelona, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Elda, Molina de Segura, Murcia, Sagunto and Villafranca del Panades, Spain. Felt in Monaco and southern France and on Sardinia, Italy. About 40 to 80 cm of uplift of the sea floor was measured along the coast of Algeria between Reghaia and Zemmouri el Bahri. A tsunami with a maximum estimated wave height of 2 m caused damage to boats in the Balearic Islands, Spain, especially in Puerto de Mahon, where 10 boats sank. It was recorded on tide gauges with the following maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough): 1.2 m at Palma de Mallorca, Spain; 10 cm at Nice, France; 8 cm at Genoa, Italy. The tsunami was also observed on the coast of Alicante, Castellon and Murcia, Spain.

United States Earthquakes for 2003
- Largest in:
  - 7.8 -- Alaska, November 17 -- Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
  - 6.6 -- California, December 22 -- Central California
  - 4.7 -- Hawaii, August 27 -- Island of Hawaii
  - 4.7 -- Utah, April 17
  - 4.6 -- Washington, April 25 -- Olympic Peninsula
  - 4.5 -- Nevada, November 15 -- 20:11
  - 4.5 -- Nevada, November 15 -- 21:19
  - 4.5 -- Nevada, November 23
  - 4.5 -- Wyoming, August 21
  - 3.9 -- Oregon, April 24 -- Portland Urban Area
  - 3.7 -- Montana, January 09 -- Western Montana
  - 3.5 -- Idaho, February 05 -- Southern Idaho