M4.4 earthquake 290 km WNW of Rørvik, Norway
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 290 km WNW of Rørvik, Norway on Mon, Aug 4, 2003, 5:08 AM GMT+2 (03:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 295 km WNW of Rørvik, Norway. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-04 03:08:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 66.029° N, 5.628° E
- Region
- Norway
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 233
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c419. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.