Magnitude 7.3 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
2003 September 27 11:33:24 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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Magnitude | 7.3 | |
| Date-Time |
Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11:33:24 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 06:33:24 PM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
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| Location | 50.00N 87.85E | ||
| Depth | 16.0 kilometers | ||
| Region | SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA | ||
| Reference |
35 km (20 miles) WSW of Chaganuzun, Russia 240 km (150 miles) N of Altay, Xinjiang, China 300 km (185 miles) W of Ulaangom, Mongolia 3360 km (2090 miles) E of MOSCOW, Russia |
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| Location Quality | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.8 km; depth fixed by location program | ||
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst=397, Nph=494, Dmin=545.6 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Erho=4.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=23.5 degrees | ||
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) | ||
| Remarks | Unconfirmed reports of 3 people who died from heart attacks, more than 5 injured, 1,800 homeless, 300 houses destroyed (X); 1,942 buildings damaged, infrastructure damaged and landslides occurred in the Kosh-Agach and Ust-Ulagan area. Significant damage also reported at Ongudai and Shebalino. Damage estimated at 10.6 million U.S. dollars. Ground subsidence occurred in the Chaganuzun area which created a flood of the Chuya River. Felt (VI) at Prokop'yevsk and Tashtagol; (V) at Novosibirsk; (IV) at Abakan; (III) at Barnaul, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk and Zaysan. Felt throughout southern Siberia. Also felt (IV) at Ust'-Kamenogorsk and Semipalatinsk; (III) at Alma-ata, Astana, and Taldyqorghan, Kazakhstan. |
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