- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 27, 2003 CE
- Location:
- 2 km NW of Pulumer, Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mwc
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7.62
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 6.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.06
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.1
Other earthquake records of 2003 CE
- Iran, Southeastern: Bam, Baravat · Mw 6.6 · 31,000 deaths
- Algeria, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia · Mw 6.8 · 2,287 deaths
- China, S. Xinjiang: Bachu · Mw 6.3 · 261 deaths
- Turkey, Bingol · Mw 6.4 · 177 deaths
- Mexico, Villa De Alvarez, Colima, Tecoman, Jalisco · Mw 7.5 · 29 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Mw 5.9 · 16 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 2 km NW of Pulumer, Turkey (2003 CE) happen?
- January 27, 2003 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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