Earthquakes in 2005
15,703 earthquakes (M4+) recorded globally in 2005. Data from USGS.
Total (M4+)
15,703
Significant (M6+)
150
Maximum Magnitude
8.6
Avg Depth
72 km
Magnitude Breakdown
M4
13,861
M5
1,692
M6
139
M7
10
M8+
1
Significant Events by Month
01
23
02
16
03
16
04
15
05
11
06
11
07
8
08
13
09
8
10
6
11
9
12
14
Significant Earthquakes in 2005 (150)
| Mag | Location | Depth | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Mar 28, 2005 |
| 7.8 | 102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile | 115.6 km | Jun 13, 2005 |
| 7.6 | 21 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan | 26.0 km | Oct 8, 2005 |
| 7.6 | 135 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 90.0 km | Sep 9, 2005 |
| 7.5 | 39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru | 115.0 km | Sep 26, 2005 |
| 7.2 | 66 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan | 36.0 km | Aug 16, 2005 |
| 7.2 | 153 km W of Big Lagoon, California | 16.0 km | Jun 15, 2005 |
| 7.2 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 16.0 km | Jul 24, 2005 |
| 7.1 | Banda Sea | 201.7 km | Mar 2, 2005 |
| 7.1 | 138 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines | 525.0 km | Feb 5, 2005 |
| 7.0 | 293 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan | 11.0 km | Nov 14, 2005 |
| 6.9 | 67 km ENE of Joaquín V. González, Argentina | 579.1 km | Mar 21, 2005 |
| 6.9 | 89 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia | 30.0 km | May 19, 2005 |
| 6.8 | 76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.0 km | Dec 5, 2005 |
| 6.8 | 68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | 147.0 km | Nov 17, 2005 |
| 6.8 | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | Jan 12, 2005 |
| 6.8 | 289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska | 17.0 km | Jun 14, 2005 |
| 6.8 | 99 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia | 36.0 km | Feb 26, 2005 |
| 6.7 | 116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna | 10.0 km | Dec 13, 2005 |
| 6.7 | 113 km SW of Padang, Indonesia | 19.0 km | Apr 10, 2005 |
| 6.7 | 286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia | 68.0 km | Apr 11, 2005 |
| 6.7 | off the west coast of northern Sumatra | 11.7 km | Jan 1, 2005 |
| 6.7 | 52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu | 206.3 km | Feb 8, 2005 |
| 6.7 | 94 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia | 21.0 km | Jul 5, 2005 |
| 6.7 | 125 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia | 34.0 km | May 14, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua | 27.0 km | Jul 2, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 28 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan | 10.0 km | Mar 20, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 247 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 17.0 km | Dec 11, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 25.0 km | Sep 29, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 192 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea | 11.4 km | Apr 11, 2005 |
| 6.6 | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | Feb 16, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 89 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 142.7 km | Feb 5, 2005 |
| 6.6 | south of the Kermadec Islands | 34.0 km | May 16, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 133 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia | 24.9 km | Jan 16, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 161 km SE of Katsuura, Japan | 27.8 km | Jan 19, 2005 |
| 6.6 | 196 km W of Ferndale, California | 12.0 km | Jun 17, 2005 |
| 6.5 | 57 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia | 21.0 km | Nov 19, 2005 |
| 6.5 | southeast Indian Ridge | 8.0 km | Oct 29, 2005 |
| 6.5 | 53 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 224.6 km | Dec 12, 2005 |
| 6.5 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | May 12, 2005 |
| 6.5 | 80 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan | 29.0 km | Dec 2, 2005 |
| 6.5 | 256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama | 18.0 km | May 5, 2005 |
| 6.5 | 81 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia | 10.0 km | Feb 19, 2005 |
| 6.5 | Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia | 39.7 km | Feb 15, 2005 |
| 6.5 | 106 km SW of Padang, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Apr 10, 2005 |
| 6.4 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 21.0 km | Dec 7, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 156 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea | 25.0 km | Nov 5, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 9 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan | 8.0 km | Oct 8, 2005 |
| 6.4 | Off the coast of Aisen, Chile | 10.0 km | Jun 15, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 24 km ESE of Zarand, Iran | 14.0 km | Feb 22, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 54 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia | 31.0 km | Apr 16, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 59 km ESE of Apolinario Saravia, Argentina | 570.1 km | Mar 21, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 284 km W of Sabang, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Jan 2, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 47 km NNW of Buala, Solomon Islands | 29.0 km | Jan 22, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 18 km WNW of Palimbang, Philippines | 13.0 km | Nov 30, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 99 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan | 192.0 km | Oct 15, 2005 |
| 6.4 | 100 km SW of Padang, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Apr 10, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 33 km SSE of Singkil, Indonesia | 36.0 km | Apr 3, 2005 |
| 6.3 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | Dec 22, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 6 km NNW of Cárdenas, Nicaragua | 14.0 km | Aug 3, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 25 km ENE of ?arai, Japan | 32.0 km | Oct 19, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 196 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | 11.0 km | Apr 7, 2005 |
| 6.3 | southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia | 17.0 km | May 10, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 153 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia | 25.0 km | Dec 21, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 40 km E of Kushiro, Japan | 42.0 km | Jan 18, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 121 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia | 22.0 km | Mar 30, 2005 |
| 6.3 | Prince Edward Islands region | 10.0 km | Jul 4, 2005 |
| 6.3 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | 24.0 km | Feb 9, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 32 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia | 11.0 km | Jan 23, 2005 |
| 6.3 | Fiji region | 598.7 km | Mar 19, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 63 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam | 158.7 km | Feb 2, 2005 |
| 6.3 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 30.0 km | Jan 24, 2005 |
| 6.3 | north of Severnaya Zemlya | 10.0 km | Mar 6, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 183 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia | 9.0 km | Feb 10, 2005 |
| 6.3 | 55 km NW of Zorritos, Peru | 39.5 km | May 21, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska | 30.0 km | Nov 20, 2005 |
| 6.2 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | Sep 5, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 236 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico | 20.0 km | Jun 27, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 206 km E of Vao, New Caledonia | 10.0 km | Aug 11, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 106 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 74.6 km | Jun 15, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga | 10.0 km | May 18, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 199 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen | 10.0 km | Aug 26, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 28.0 km | Sep 29, 2005 |
| 6.2 | Prince Edward Islands region | 10.0 km | Aug 7, 2005 |
| 6.2 | south of the Fiji Islands | 16.0 km | Jan 16, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia | 22.2 km | Jan 26, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 51 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador | 10.0 km | Jan 28, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 56 km W of Madang, Papua New Guinea | 68.0 km | Nov 22, 2005 |
| 6.2 | 60 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia | 22.0 km | Apr 28, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 130 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea | 216.8 km | Dec 8, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 41 km SW of Makurazaki, Japan | 145.0 km | Nov 21, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 123 km ESE of ?funato, Japan | 10.0 km | Aug 24, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 59 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 30.0 km | Sep 25, 2005 |
| 6.1 | east of the Kuril Islands | 42.8 km | Oct 15, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 142 km ESE of ?funato, Japan | 21.1 km | Aug 30, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 76 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 10.0 km | Dec 30, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 277 km N of Fais, Micronesia | 22.8 km | Dec 20, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | 196.2 km | Jun 2, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 54 km SE of Tena, Ecuador | 192.9 km | Dec 23, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 218 km W of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 10.0 km | Apr 2, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 136 km N of Fais, Micronesia | 12.0 km | Jan 17, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 72 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia | 40.0 km | Jan 9, 2005 |
| 6.1 | Vanuatu region | 35.0 km | Aug 9, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 139 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 10.0 km | Mar 6, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 47 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea | 26.0 km | Jun 4, 2005 |
| 6.1 | Vanuatu region | 23.6 km | Aug 9, 2005 |
| 6.1 | north of Macquarie Island | 10.0 km | Jan 3, 2005 |
| 6.1 | West Chile Rise | 10.0 km | Jul 10, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 189 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia | 10.0 km | Apr 8, 2005 |
| 6.1 | Andaman Islands, India region | 23.2 km | Jan 4, 2005 |
| 6.1 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 55.4 km | Jan 1, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 136 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia | 36.1 km | Mar 28, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 51 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia | 23.5 km | Jun 8, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 219 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia | 2.5 km | May 18, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 36.5 km | Feb 7, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 54 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia | 24.0 km | Apr 11, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 51 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 10.0 km | Jan 14, 2005 |
| 6.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | 588.7 km | Mar 30, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 205 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia | 10.0 km | Mar 26, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 65 km S of Pangai, Tonga | 18.0 km | Mar 19, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 245 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia | 20.9 km | Apr 8, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 142 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama | 10.0 km | Aug 27, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 90 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador | 10.0 km | Jan 28, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 23 km W of Jipijapa, Ecuador | 16.9 km | Jan 24, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 10 km NE of San Bartolo, Guatemala | 197.4 km | Mar 17, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 92 km NW of Aksu, China | 22.0 km | Feb 14, 2005 |
| 6.1 | 27 km ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia | 103.0 km | Sep 21, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 154 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama | 7.0 km | Dec 21, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 259 km NW of Manado, Indonesia | 443.9 km | Sep 4, 2005 |
| 6.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | 94.1 km | Jun 12, 2005 |
| 6.0 | Mariana Islands region | 11.0 km | Nov 28, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 158 km W of Pangai, Tonga | 205.4 km | Aug 6, 2005 |
| 6.0 | Balleny Islands region | 10.0 km | Jul 30, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 96 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 10.0 km | Feb 23, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 89 km E of Alo, Wallis and Futuna | 10.0 km | Aug 7, 2005 |
| 6.0 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 10.0 km | Jul 23, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 154 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Apr 3, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 166 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji | 10.0 km | Mar 31, 2005 |
| 6.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | 565.3 km | May 20, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 66 km W of Labuan, Indonesia | 58.7 km | Jan 15, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 119 km E of Iranshahr, Iran | 54.0 km | Mar 13, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 156 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Feb 5, 2005 |
| 6.0 | Kermadec Islands region | 10.0 km | Jul 11, 2005 |
| 6.0 | Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands | 48.6 km | Aug 13, 2005 |
| 6.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | 102.2 km | May 18, 2005 |
| 6.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | 10.0 km | Jan 8, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 85 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia | 44.5 km | Feb 9, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 21 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador | 10.0 km | Jan 21, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 18 km ENE of Shirac, Peru | 129.9 km | Apr 11, 2005 |
| 6.0 | 53 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan | 42.9 km | Dec 16, 2005 |