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{{Infobox earthquake
| title = 2003 Zhaosu earthquake
| date = December 1, 2003
| origintime = 1:38:31 UTC
| map2 = {{Location map | Kazakhstan
| label =
| lat = 42.905
| long = 80.515
| mark = Bullseye1.png
| marksize = 40
| position = top
| width = 250
| float = right
| caption =
| relief = yes }}
| magnitude = 6.0 M<sub>w</sub> <ref name=USGS/>
| depth = 10 km
| location = {{coord|42.905|N|80.515|E}}
| countries affected = Kazakhstan and China
| tsunami =
| aftershocks =
| intensity = [[Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale|VII (''Very strong'')]]
| casualties = 10 <ref name=CNN/>
}}

The '''2003 Zhaosu earthquake''', also known as the '''Syumbinskoe earthquake''', occurred on December 1 at 01:38 UTC. The epicenter was located in the [[Almaty Region]], [[Kazakhstan]], near the Sino–Kazakh border.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seismological researches in Republic of Kazakhstan|url=http://www.ipred-iisee.org/Kickoff/pdf/Prof.%20Dr.%20Tanatkan%20Abakanov.pdf|first=Abakanov|last=Tanatkan|year=2007|publisher=Institute of Seismology|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> The earthquake had a magnitude of M<sub>w</sub> 6.0 and had a maximum observed intensity of VII (''Very strong'') on the [[Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The program of seismic safety ensuring in Kazakhstan|url=http://www.ipred-iisee.org/IPRED1/abakanov.pdf|first=Abakanov|last=Tanatkan|publisher=Institute of Seismology|pages=3, 5|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> The epicenter was close to the [[Zhaosu County]], [[Xinjiang]], where 10 people were reported dead, 73 people injured, and more than 800 buildings collapsed. Some people were evacuated in Zhaosu.<ref>{{cite web|title=2003年全球破坏性地震综述|url=http://www.eqsd.gov.cn/manage/html/ff808181126bebda01126bec4dd00001/old_html/zs/zs0216qq.htm|publisher=[[China Earthquake Administration|Shandong Earthquake Administration]]|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> The earthquake occurred in the cold winter, and the 30 cm ground snow covered the roads in the mountainous region and hindered the relief work.<ref>{{cite news|title=Earthquake hits NW China's Xinjiang, kills 11|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200312/02/eng20031202_129483.shtml|author=People's Daily Online|date=December 2, 2003|publisher=[[People's Daily]]|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of earthquakes in 2003]]
*[[List of earthquakes in China]]

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|title=Powerful China quake kills 10|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/01/china.quake/|author=CNN|date=December 1, 2003|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=USGS>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquakes of the World|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_2003.php|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>
}}

{{Earthquakes in 2003}}
{{Earthquakes in China}}

[[Category:2003 earthquakes]]
[[Category:2003 disasters in China]]
[[Category:2003 in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Almaty Region]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in China]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:History of Xinjiang]]

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