List of earthquakes in 2005

This is a list of earthquakes in 2005. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the United States Geological Survey. The year 2005 had 11 major earthquakes, lower than previous years. Despite this, the year was extremely deadly for earthquakes, with over 91,300 fatalities. More than 88,700 of them came from the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the second-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century, which caused catastrophic damage in northern Pakistan and nearby communities in India. The largest earthquake of the year, a Mw 8.6 earthquake located west of Sumatra in Indonesia, killed over 1,700 people in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, most of them in multiple islands off Sumatra's western coastline. Other deadly earthquakes also occurred in Iran, China, Peru, and Chile.

Compared to other years

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)DateEvent , Azad Kashmir 2005 Kashmir earthquake , Aceh 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake Iran, Kerman 2005 Zarand earthquake China, Jiangxi 2005 Ruichang earthquake Peru, Loreto 2005 Northern Peru earthquake Iran, Hormozgan 2005 Qeshm earthquake Chile, Tarapacá 2005 Tarapacá earthquake Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 reported fatalities.

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event Indonesia, Aceh 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake Chile, Tarapacá 2005 Tarapacá earthquake Pakistan, Azad Kashmir 2005 Kashmir earthquake , New Ireland offshore - , Loreto 2005 Northern Peru earthquake , California offshore - , Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore - , Miyagi offshore 2005 Miyagi earthquake , Celebes Sea - , Maluku offshore - , Miyagi offshore - Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.

By month January

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore, W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia6.711.7 -Aftershocks of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -1, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore, NNW of Sabang, Indonesia6.114.0VII - -2, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore, W of Sabang, Indonesia6.430.0V - -3, Macquarie Island offshore6.110.0 - - - -4, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore, SSW of Port Blair6.123.2VIII Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -8 offshore, South Sandwich Islands region6.010.0 - - - -9, Aceh offshore, SSW of Banda Aceh6.140.0V Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -10, Golestan, NNE of Gorgan5.431.9VIIAt least 110 people injured in Gorgan. -11010, Mugla, SE of Güvercinlik5.515.9VIIOne person injured in Marmaris. -112Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge6.810.0 - - - -14, New Ireland, ENE of Kokopo6.110.0IX - - -15, Banten offshore, W of Labuan6.058.7V - - -16, Tongatapu offshore, SSW of ʻOhonua6.216.0 - - - -16, Yap offshore, NNE of Fais6.624.9I - - -17, Yap offshore, N of Fais6.124.9 -Aftershock of the 6.6 event. - -18, Hokkaido offshore, E of Kushiro6.342.0VIAftershock of the 7.0 event on November 28, 2004. - -19, Chiba offshore, SE of Katsuura6.627.8VA high tsunami was observed at Miyake-jima. - -21, Manabí, WSW of Montecristi6.010.0IX - - -22, Isabel offshore, NNW of Buala6.429.0VII - - -23, Central Sulawesi, SSE of Palu6.311.0VIIIOne person killed, four injured and 136 buildings damaged in Palu. Hot springs formed in Bobo, Sigi Regency.1424, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore, WNW of Sabang, Indonesia6.330.0I Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -24, Manabí offshore, W of Jipijapa6.116.9VIIISome homes collapsed at Puerto López. Some homes damaged and landslides occurred at Salango. - -25, Yunnan, N of Jinghong4.812.0VIIThree people injured and some homes damaged in Simao. -325, Hakkâri, NNW of Hakkâri5.941.2VIITwo people killed, 22 injured and 80 buildings damaged in Hakkâri.22226, Aceh offshore, W of Sinabang6.222.2 - Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -28, Manabí offshore, WSW of Manta6.110.0V - - -28, Manabí offshore, WSW of Manta6.210.0VI - - -29, Murcia, SW of Bullas4.45.0VI At least 565 homes damaged in La Paca and Zarcilla de Ramos. - -

February

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2 offshore, NNW of Yigo Village6.3158.7VII - - -2, West Java, NE of Paseh4.815.0VOne person killed, several injured, many buildings damaged or destroyed and power outages in Garut Regency.1Several5, Northern Islands offshore, N of Saipan6.6142.7VI - - -5, Aceh offshore, W of Sinabang6.030.0 - Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -5, Soccsksargen offshore, SW of Palimbang7.1525.0IIITwo people killed in Sabah, Malaysia.2 -7, New Ireland offshore, E of Kokopo6.136.5VIII - - -8, Torba offshore, SW of Sola6.7206.3IV - - -9, Aceh offshore, SSW of Banda Aceh6.044.5IV Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -9, Bonin Islands offshore6.324.0I - - -10, South offshore, ESE of Vao6.39.0 - - - -14, Xinjiang, NW of Aksu6.122.0VIIIAt least 6,000 homes damaged or destroyed in Uqturpan County. - -15, North Sulawesi offshore, SE of Sarangani, Philippines6.539.7VII - - -15, Saitama, NW of Iwatsuki5.546.2VISeven people injured each in Ibaraki and Chiba, six each in Tokyo and Saitama, and one in Kanagawa Prefectures. -2719, Southeast Sulawesi offshore, SSW of Katabu6.510.0VIII - - -22, Kerman, ESE of Zarand6.414.0VIII7995,00023, West New Britain offshore, SE of Kimbe6.010.0VII - - -26, Aceh offshore, WNW of Sinabang6.836.0VIII Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -

March

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2, Maluku offshore, WSW of Tual7.1201.7V - - -2, Balochistan, E of Ziarat4.951.9IIIOne person injured and some buildings damaged in Quetta. -15, Yilan offshore, SE of Yilan5.73.5VIII Two people injured in Yilan County. -26, Makira-Ulawa offshore, SSE of Kirakira6.110.0V - - -6North of Severnaya Zemlya6.310.0 - - - -9, North West, SSE of Stilfontein5.05.0VIITwo people killed, 58 injured and many buildings damaged in the Klerksdorp-Stilfontein area. 25812, Bingöl, E of Karlıova5.611.1VIIIForeshock of the 5.8 event on March 14. Sixteen people injured and 214 buildings damaged in the Çat-Karliova area. A landslide blocked a road between Çat and Erzurum. -16 13, Sistan and Baluchestan, E of Iranshahr6.054.0V Some buildings damaged in Saravan. - -14, Bingöl, NW of Karlıova5.85.0VIIIEighteen people injured, some previously-weakened buildings collapsed, 450 others damaged and some livestock killed in Bingöl Province. -18 14, Maharashtra, ESE of Mākhjan4.910.0VIIIAt least 45 people injured in Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Satara, Maharashtra and in Belgaum, Karnataka. Buildings damaged in the Dhebewadi-Kasani area and Devgad, Koynanagar, Patan and Sangammeshwar. Minor damage to some buildings in Pune. -4517, Totonicapán, NE of San Bartolo6.1197.4IV - - -19, Ha‘apai offshore, S of Pangai6.118.0VII - - -19, Lau offshore, SSE of Levuka6.3598.7 - - - -20, Fukuoka offshore, NNW of Maebaru-chūō6.610.0X11,20421, Salta, ENE of Joaquín V. González6.9579.1IV - - -21, Salta, ESE of Apolinario Saravia6.4570.1IVAftershock of the 6.9 event. - -26, Maluku offshore, SSE of Amahai6.110.0VII - - -28, Aceh, WSW of Singkil8.630.0X1,7389,37528, North Sumatra, SW of Sibolga6.136.1VIIIAftershocks of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -30, Aceh offshore, WNW of Sinabang6.322.0VIII - -30, Lau offshore, SSE of Houma6.1588.7 - - - -31, Nadroga-Navosa offshore, WSW of Nadi6.010.0 - - - -

April

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2, Svalbard and Jan Mayen offshore, W of Longyearbyen6.110.0 - - - -2, North Sumatra, SSW of Singkil4.624.5 - Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Several hundred people injured on Nias. -300–5003, North Sumatra offshore, SW of Padangsidimpuan6.030.0VIIAftershocks of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -3, North Sumatra offshore, SSE of Singkil6.336.0VII - -7, Tibet Autonomous Region, NE of Jumla, Nepal6.311.0IXMinor damage in Payang Town. - -8, North Sumatra offshore, SSW of Sibolga6.120.9VI Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -10, South offshore, ESE of Vao6.110.0 - - - -10, West Sumatra offshore, SW of Padang6.719.0VII Five people killed in Padang and another in Padang Pariaman Regency, and 100 buildings destroyed in Mentawai Islands Regency. A tsunami with a wave height of was observed at Padang.6 -10, West Sumatra offshore, SW of Padang6.530.0VIIAftershocks of the 6.7 event. - -10, West Sumatra offshore, SW of Padang6.430.0VII - -11, Aceh offshore, SE of Sinabang6.124.0VIII Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -11, Madang offshore, N of Madang6.611.4V - - -11, Cajamarca, ENE of Shirac6.0129.9IV - - -11, Loyalty Islands offshore, E of Tadine6.768.0I - -16, North Sumatra offshore, SSW of Singkil6.431.0VII Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -19, Fukuoka offshore, NNW of Maebaru-chūō5.518.7VIIIAftershock of the 2005 Fukuoka earthquake. Fifty-eight people injured, several homes collapsed on Genkai Island and 279 buildings damaged in Fukuoka Prefecture. -5828, Aceh offshore, SE of Sinabang6.222.0VIII Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -

May

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Fukuoka, NE of Maebaru-chūō4.610.0VI Aftershock of the 2005 Fukuoka earthquake. One person injured in Fukuoka. -13, Lorestan, SSW of Borujerd4.611.8VII Foreshock of the 2006 Borujerd earthquake. Four people killed, 26 injured and extensive damage in the Borujerd area.4265, Chiriquí offshore, S of Punta de Burica6.518.0 - - - -10, Lampung offshore, S of Pagar Alam6.317.0V - - -12Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge6.510.0 - - - -14, North Sumatra offshore, SW of Padangsidimpuan6.734.0VII Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -16, Kermadec Islands offshore6.634.0 - - -18 offshore, South Sandwich Islands region6.0102.2 - - - -18, Niua offshore, NE of Hihifo6.210.0V - - -18, Aceh offshore, W of Banda Aceh6.12.5IV Aftershock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. - -19, North Sumatra offshore, SSW of Singkil6.930.0VIII Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -20 South of the Fiji Islands6.0565.3 - - - -21, Tumbes offshore, NW of Zorritos6.339.5VII Four homes collapsed in Tumbes. - -23, Gauteng, ENE of Carletonville4.35.0INineteen miners injured in a mine collapse in Carletonville. -19

June

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2, Salta, W of San Antonio de los Cobres6.1196.2III - - -4, Morobe, NNW of Lae6.126.0VII One person killed, several injured and many houses damaged or destroyed in Lae.1Several6, Bingöl, SE of Karlıova5.610.0VIIIFifty-four people injured, five of them seriously, several buildings collapsed and 60 damaged in Karlıova. -548, Aceh offshore, SE of Sinabang6.123.5VIII Aftershock of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. - -12 offshore, South Sandwich Islands region6.094.1 - - - -13, Tarapacá, ENE of Iquique7.8115.6X1120014, Alaska offshore, WSW of Adak6.817.0V - - -15, California offshore, W of Big Lagoon7.216.0V A high tsunami was observed at Crescent City - -15, New Ireland offshore, ESE of Kokopo6.274.6V - - -16, California, NE of Yucaipa4.910.6VIITwo people injured in San Bernardino and another in Lake Arrowhead. -315, Aysén offshore, WSW of Quellón6.410.0 - - - -17, California offshore, W of Ferndale6.612.0III Aftershock of the 7.2 event on June 15. - -20, Niigata, ENE of Jōetsu4.915.9VII Aftershock of the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake. One person injured in Kashiwazaki. -127, Jalisco offshore, SW of La Cruz de Loreto6.220.0 - - - -

July