Earthquake archive

2005 Earthquakes

Name: 2005 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2,054 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2005, the largest a M8.6 near 78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia.

← 2004 2006 →

Total M4.5+

2,054

M6+

150

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.6

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 2005

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.6
78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
March 28, 2005 · 30 km deep
27.8
102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
June 13, 2005 · 116 km deep
37.6
21 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan
October 8, 2005 · 26 km deep
47.6
135 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
September 9, 2005 · 90 km deep
57.5
39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru
September 26, 2005 · 115 km deep
67.2
66 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
August 16, 2005 · 36 km deep
77.2
Nicobar Islands, India region
July 24, 2005 · 16 km deep
87.2
153 km W of Big Lagoon, California
June 15, 2005 · 16 km deep
97.1
Banda Sea
March 2, 2005 · 202 km deep
107.1
138 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
February 5, 2005 · 525 km deep
117.0
293 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
November 14, 2005 · 11 km deep
126.9
89 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
May 19, 2005 · 30 km deep
136.9
67 km ENE of Joaquín V. González, Argentina
March 21, 2005 · 579 km deep
146.8
76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
December 5, 2005 · 22 km deep
156.8
68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
November 17, 2005 · 147 km deep
166.8
289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
June 14, 2005 · 17 km deep
176.8
99 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
February 26, 2005 · 36 km deep
186.8
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
January 12, 2005 · 10 km deep
196.7
116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
December 13, 2005 · 10 km deep
206.7
94 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
July 5, 2005 · 21 km deep
216.7
125 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
May 14, 2005 · 34 km deep
226.7
286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
April 11, 2005 · 68 km deep
236.7
113 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
April 10, 2005 · 19 km deep
246.7
52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
February 8, 2005 · 206 km deep
256.7
off the west coast of northern Sumatra
January 1, 2005 · 12 km deep
266.6
247 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
December 11, 2005 · 17 km deep
276.6
129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
September 29, 2005 · 25 km deep
286.6
32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
July 2, 2005 · 27 km deep
296.6
196 km W of Ferndale, California
June 17, 2005 · 12 km deep
306.6
south of the Kermadec Islands
May 16, 2005 · 34 km deep
316.6
192 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
April 11, 2005 · 11 km deep
326.6
28 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan
March 20, 2005 · 10 km deep
336.6
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
February 16, 2005 · 10 km deep
346.6
89 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
February 5, 2005 · 143 km deep
356.6
161 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
January 19, 2005 · 28 km deep
366.6
133 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
January 16, 2005 · 25 km deep
376.5
53 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
December 12, 2005 · 225 km deep
386.5
80 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
December 2, 2005 · 29 km deep
396.5
57 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
November 19, 2005 · 21 km deep
406.5
southeast Indian Ridge
October 29, 2005 · 8 km deep
416.5
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
May 12, 2005 · 10 km deep
426.5
256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
May 5, 2005 · 18 km deep
436.5
106 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
April 10, 2005 · 30 km deep
446.5
81 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia
February 19, 2005 · 10 km deep
456.5
Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia
February 15, 2005 · 40 km deep
466.4
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
December 7, 2005 · 21 km deep
476.4
18 km WNW of Palimbang, Philippines
November 30, 2005 · 13 km deep
486.4
156 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
November 5, 2005 · 25 km deep
496.4
99 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
October 15, 2005 · 192 km deep
506.4
9 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan
October 8, 2005 · 8 km deep
516.4
Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
June 15, 2005 · 10 km deep
526.4
54 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia
April 16, 2005 · 31 km deep
536.4
100 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
April 10, 2005 · 30 km deep
546.4
59 km ESE of Apolinario Saravia, Argentina
March 21, 2005 · 570 km deep
556.4
24 km ESE of Zarand, Iran
February 22, 2005 · 14 km deep
566.4
47 km NNW of Buala, Solomon Islands
January 22, 2005 · 29 km deep
576.4
284 km W of Sabang, Indonesia
January 2, 2005 · 30 km deep
586.3
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
December 22, 2005 · 10 km deep
596.3
153 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
December 21, 2005 · 25 km deep
606.3
25 km ENE of ?arai, Japan
October 19, 2005 · 32 km deep
616.3
6 km NNW of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
August 3, 2005 · 14 km deep
626.3
Prince Edward Islands region
July 4, 2005 · 10 km deep
636.3
55 km NW of Zorritos, Peru
May 21, 2005 · 40 km deep
646.3
southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
May 10, 2005 · 17 km deep
656.3
196 km NE of Jumla, Nepal
April 7, 2005 · 11 km deep
666.3
33 km SSE of Singkil, Indonesia
April 3, 2005 · 36 km deep
676.3
121 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
March 30, 2005 · 22 km deep
686.3
Fiji region
March 19, 2005 · 599 km deep
696.3
north of Severnaya Zemlya
March 6, 2005 · 10 km deep
706.3
183 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
February 10, 2005 · 9 km deep
716.3
Bonin Islands, Japan region
February 9, 2005 · 24 km deep
726.3
63 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
February 2, 2005 · 159 km deep
736.3
Nicobar Islands, India region
January 24, 2005 · 30 km deep
746.3
32 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
January 23, 2005 · 11 km deep
756.3
40 km E of Kushiro, Japan
January 18, 2005 · 42 km deep
766.2
56 km W of Madang, Papua New Guinea
November 22, 2005 · 68 km deep
776.2
115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
November 20, 2005 · 30 km deep
786.2
142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
September 29, 2005 · 28 km deep
796.2
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
September 5, 2005 · 10 km deep
806.2
199 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen
August 26, 2005 · 10 km deep
816.2
206 km E of Vao, New Caledonia
August 11, 2005 · 10 km deep
826.2
Prince Edward Islands region
August 7, 2005 · 10 km deep
836.2
236 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
June 27, 2005 · 20 km deep
846.2
106 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
June 15, 2005 · 75 km deep
856.2
92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
May 18, 2005 · 10 km deep
866.2
60 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
April 28, 2005 · 22 km deep
876.2
51 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador
January 28, 2005 · 10 km deep
886.2
199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
January 26, 2005 · 22 km deep
896.2
south of the Fiji Islands
January 16, 2005 · 16 km deep
906.1
76 km S of Boca Chica, Panama
December 30, 2005 · 10 km deep
916.1
54 km SE of Tena, Ecuador
December 23, 2005 · 193 km deep
926.1
277 km N of Fais, Micronesia
December 20, 2005 · 23 km deep
936.1
130 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea
December 8, 2005 · 217 km deep
946.1
41 km SW of Makurazaki, Japan
November 21, 2005 · 145 km deep
956.1
east of the Kuril Islands
October 15, 2005 · 43 km deep
966.1
59 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
September 25, 2005 · 30 km deep
976.1
27 km ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia
September 21, 2005 · 103 km deep
986.1
142 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
August 30, 2005 · 21 km deep
996.1
142 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
August 27, 2005 · 10 km deep
1006.1
123 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
August 24, 2005 · 10 km deep