2003

Archived items from 2003.

article: Jan 16 2003 - Big Quakes Distant and Deep - 2002 Another Lucky Year

New Zealand got by last year without any damaging earthquakes mainly because the major jolts were distant or occurred deep underground.

article: Aug 22 2003 - Fiordland Quake Biggest For Many Years

Today’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Fiordland ranks as one of the largest "on-land" earthquakes in New Zealand for many years, the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd. (GNS) said.

article: Aug 27 2003 - Fiordland Quake Triggers Over 200 Landslides

Last Friday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Fiordland triggered more than 200 landslides in Fiordland National Park, geologists said today.

article: Sep 5 2003 - Aftershock Sequence Unusual, Seismologists Say

Last night's magnitude 6.1 aftershock in Fiordland came as a mild surprise, seismologists said today.