List of earthquakes in 2005

Earthquakes in 2005

Strongest magnitude	Sumatra Earthquake 8.7 Mw
Deadliest	Pakistan Earthquake 7.5 Mw
Total fatalities	~86,000
2006 →

To prevent this list from becoming unmanageable, only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they are notable for some other reason.

By month

January

• Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on January 1.
• Gorgan, Iran was struck by a magnitude 5.4 earthquake that occurred on January 10. There were no fatalities, but at least 110 people were injured.
• Western Turkey was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on January 10. One person was injured.
• The Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on January 12.
• The Caroline Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on January 16.
• Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on January 19. A tsunami with a wave height of 30 cm.
• Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on January 23. One person was killed and four injured.
• Yunnan was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on January 25. Three people were injured.
• - The Turkey-Iraq border was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred on January 25. Two people killed and 22 injured. 80 buildings were damaged.

February

• Java was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on February 2. One person killed and many injured.
• Mariana Islands was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on February 5.
• Mindanao was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on February 5.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on February 8.
• Xinjiang was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on February 14. At least 6,000 homes destroyed or damaged.
• Kepulauan Talaud was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on February 15.
• Honshu was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on February 15. Seven people were injured.
• Central Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on February 22. 612 dead, 1,411 injured. 4 villages were completely destroyed, and 30% to 70% of buildings in more than 40 villages were reported damaged.
• Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on February 26.

March

• Banda Sea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred on March 2.
• Quetta was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on March 2, injuring 1 person.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred on March 5, injuring 2 people.
• South Africa was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred on March 9, killing 2 people and injuring 58.
• India was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on March 14, injuring 16 people.
• Fukuoka was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on March 20, killing 1 person.
• Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 8.7 earthquake that occurred on March 28, killing +1,000 people.

April

• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on April 10.
• Loyalty Islands was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on April 11.
• Kyushu was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on April 19, injuring 58.

May

• Iran was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on May 3.
• Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on May 5.
• Kermadec Islands was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on May 16.
• South Africa was struck by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake that occurred on May 23. Nineteen miners injured in a mine collapse at Carletonville.

June

• New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on June 4, killing one person and many houses destroyed.
• Eastern Turkey was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on June 6, five people were seriously injured.
• California was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on June 12, several small rockslides occurred on Highway 74.
• Tarapacá Region was struck by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that occurred on June 13, killing 10 people.
• Rat Islands was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on June 14.
• California was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred on June 15. A tsunami was generated with maximum recorded wave heights of 26 cm at Crescent City.

July

• Managua was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on July 2.
• Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on July 5. Many buildings were damaged.
• South Africa was struck by a magnitude 2.7 earthquake that occurred on July 5. One miner killing in Carletonville.
• Tokyo was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred on July 23, injuring 27 people and damaging one building.
• Nicobar Islands was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on July 24. Many buildings were damaged.
• Heilongjiang was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred on July 25, killing one person.
• Dillon, Montana was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on July 25, with minor to moderate damage to dozens of buildings, and felt throughout much of the inter-mountain West.

August

• Yunnan was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on August 5, injuring 9 people.
• Yunnan was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on August 13, injuring 26 people.
• Honshu was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on August 16, injuring 39 people.
• Honshu was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on August 21, injuring 2 people.

September

• New Ireland was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred on September 9.
• Ethiopia was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on September 24. A 500- meter wide zone of tensional fissures and normal faults up to 3 km long was observed in the Dabbahu area. Displacement on some scarps was as much as 1 meter. Dabbahu Volcano began erupting, with the largest eruption occurring on September 26. An estimated 6,500 people were displaced, about 1,000 livestock were killed and roads and water facilities were damaged by the eruption.
• Lamas was struck by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that occurred on September 26, killing 6 people.
• New Britain was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on September 29.

October

• Moquegua was struck by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that occurred on October 1, injuring 12 people.
• Pakistan was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred on October 8, killing +85,000. Felt in Afghanistan and India. It was the strongest earthquake in the region in more than a century.
• Kashmir was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on October 15, killing 2 people. Felt in Islamabad.
• Tokyo was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred on October 16, injuring 2 people.
• Guangxi was struck by a magnitude 4.2 earthquake that occurred on October 27, killing 1 person.

November

• Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on November 14.
• Calama was struck by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that occurred on November 17.
• Jiangxi was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on November 26, killing 16 people.
• Iran was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred on November 27, killing 13 people.

December

• - Congo-Tanzania border was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on December 5, killing 3 people.
• Hindu Kush was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on December 12, killing 5 people.
• Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on December 13.
• Uttarakhand was struck by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that occurred on December 14, killing 1 person.
• Honshu was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on December 24, injuring 1 person.

See also

• List of 21st century earthquakes

References

• Significant Earthquakes of the World, 2005