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The 2003 San Simeon earthquake struck at 11:15 PST (19:15 UTC) on December 22 on the Central Coast of California, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of San Simeon.Probably centered in the Oceanic fault zone within the Santa Lucia Mountains, it was caused by thrust faulting and the rupture propagated southeast from the hypocenter for 12 miles (19 km).
This is a list of earthquakes in 2003. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time.
The 2003 Bachu earthquake occurred on 24 February at 10:03 local time in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwest China. The epicentre was located near to the town of Jiashi and Bachu County , approximately 105 km east of Kashgar and 310 km west of Aksu .
The 2003 Chengkung earthquake occurred on 10 December. During the earthquake, deformation also took place on the fault. The aftershocks created a fault-vend which is 18 km deep. It had a moment magnitude of 6.8. It triggered landslides, rock falls and damaged infrastructures in the area. [15]
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at 19:44:21 local time in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Extreme ). The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerdès Province , approximately 60 km east of the capital Algiers .
The earthquake fault zone where the swarms have occurred runs in a northeast-southwest direction and are not connected to bigger faults in the Charleston area, his office said. Show comments ...
The earthquake occurred due to shallow strike-slip faulting. The source fault is located along the eastern foothills of the Pego Yoma range, and adjacent to the Sagaing Fault. [3] Its epicenter is centered southeast of the nearby town of Taungdwingyi, at least 50 km from the Sagaing Fault and 360 km from Yangon.