The 2003 Altai earthquake, or 2003 Chuya earthquake, occurred on September 27 at 18:33:26 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum intensity of shaking of X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. The epicenter of this oblique-slip shock was in Altai Republic, Russia near the borders of Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. Three deaths and five injuries were reported and the total damage was listed as $10.6–33 million.
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