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Earthquake archives 2005

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events7,878
Largest magnitudeM 8.6
M6+150
M7+11
Average depth60.7 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan1,231Feb517Mar791Apr854May593Jun577Jul560Aug510Sep616Oct643Nov450Dec536
January1,231 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 23February517 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 16March791 EventsMax M8.6 · M6+ 16April854 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 15May593 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 11June577 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 11July560 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 8August510 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 13September616 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 8October643 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 6November450 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 9December536 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 14

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.678 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia30.0 km2005-03-28 16:09:36 UTCView event →
M 7.8102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile115.6 km2005-06-13 22:44:33 UTCView event →
M 7.621 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan26.0 km2005-10-08 03:50:40 UTCView event →
M 7.6135 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea90.0 km2005-09-09 07:26:43 UTCView event →
M 7.539 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru115.0 km2005-09-26 01:55:37 UTCView event →
M 7.266 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan36.0 km2005-08-16 02:46:28 UTCView event →
M 7.2Nicobar Islands, India region16.0 km2005-07-24 15:42:06 UTCView event →
M 7.2153 km W of Big Lagoon, California16.0 km2005-06-15 02:50:54 UTCView event →
M 7.1Banda Sea201.7 km2005-03-02 10:42:12 UTCView event →
M 7.1138 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines525.0 km2005-02-05 12:23:18 UTCView event →
M 7.0293 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan11.0 km2005-11-14 21:38:51 UTCView event →
M 6.989 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia30.0 km2005-05-19 01:54:52 UTCView event →
M 6.967 km ENE of Joaquín V. González, Argentina579.1 km2005-03-21 12:23:54 UTCView event →
M 6.876 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo22.0 km2005-12-05 12:19:56 UTCView event →
M 6.868 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile147.0 km2005-11-17 19:26:54 UTCView event →
M 6.8289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska17.0 km2005-06-14 17:10:12 UTCView event →
M 6.899 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia36.0 km2005-02-26 12:56:52 UTCView event →
M 6.8central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2005-01-12 08:40:03 UTCView event →
M 6.7116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2005-12-13 03:16:06 UTCView event →
M 6.794 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia21.0 km2005-07-05 01:52:02 UTCView event →
M 6.7125 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia34.0 km2005-05-14 05:05:18 UTCView event →
M 6.7286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia68.0 km2005-04-11 17:08:53 UTCView event →
M 6.7113 km SW of Padang, Indonesia19.0 km2005-04-10 10:29:11 UTCView event →
M 6.752 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu206.3 km2005-02-08 14:48:21 UTCView event →
M 6.7off the west coast of northern Sumatra11.7 km2005-01-01 06:25:44 UTCView event →
M 6.6247 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea17.0 km2005-12-11 14:20:45 UTCView event →
M 6.6129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 15:50:24 UTCView event →
M 6.632 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua27.0 km2005-07-02 02:16:43 UTCView event →
M 6.6196 km W of Ferndale, California12.0 km2005-06-17 06:21:42 UTCView event →
M 6.6south of the Kermadec Islands34.0 km2005-05-16 03:54:14 UTCView event →
M 6.6192 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea11.4 km2005-04-11 12:20:05 UTCView event →
M 6.628 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan10.0 km2005-03-20 01:53:41 UTCView event →
M 6.6southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2005-02-16 20:27:52 UTCView event →
M 6.689 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands142.7 km2005-02-05 03:34:25 UTCView event →
M 6.6161 km SE of Katsuura, Japan27.8 km2005-01-19 06:11:36 UTCView event →
M 6.6133 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia24.9 km2005-01-16 20:17:52 UTCView event →
M 6.553 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan224.6 km2005-12-12 21:47:46 UTCView event →
M 6.580 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan29.0 km2005-12-02 13:13:09 UTCView event →
M 6.557 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia21.0 km2005-11-19 14:10:13 UTCView event →
M 6.5southeast Indian Ridge8.0 km2005-10-29 04:05:56 UTCView event →
M 6.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2005-05-12 11:15:35 UTCView event →
M 6.5256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama18.0 km2005-05-05 19:12:21 UTCView event →
M 6.5106 km SW of Padang, Indonesia30.0 km2005-04-10 11:14:19 UTCView event →
M 6.581 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia10.0 km2005-02-19 00:04:43 UTCView event →
M 6.5Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia39.7 km2005-02-15 14:42:25 UTCView event →
M 6.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand21.0 km2005-12-07 23:32:51 UTCView event →
M 6.418 km WNW of Palimbang, Philippines13.0 km2005-11-30 16:53:42 UTCView event →
M 6.4156 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-11-05 10:48:21 UTCView event →
M 6.499 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan192.0 km2005-10-15 15:51:08 UTCView event →
M 6.49 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan8.0 km2005-10-08 10:46:28 UTCView event →
M 6.4Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2005-06-15 19:52:24 UTCView event →
M 6.454 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia31.0 km2005-04-16 16:38:03 UTCView event →
M 6.4100 km SW of Padang, Indonesia30.0 km2005-04-10 17:24:39 UTCView event →
M 6.459 km ESE of Apolinario Saravia, Argentina570.1 km2005-03-21 12:43:12 UTCView event →
M 6.424 km ESE of Zarand, Iran14.0 km2005-02-22 02:25:22 UTCView event →
M 6.447 km NNW of Buala, Solomon Islands29.0 km2005-01-22 20:30:17 UTCView event →
M 6.4284 km W of Sabang, Indonesia30.0 km2005-01-02 15:35:56 UTCView event →
M 6.3Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2005-12-22 12:20:02 UTCView event →
M 6.3153 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia25.0 km2005-12-21 07:09:05 UTCView event →
M 6.325 km ENE of ?arai, Japan32.0 km2005-10-19 11:44:42 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia2,630Max M8.6India524Max M7.2Papua New Guinea368Max M7.6Japan358Max M7.2Fiji287Max M6.3Philippines220Max M7.1Tonga215Max M6.2Pakistan198Max M7.6New Zealand161Max M6.4United States160Max M7.2Russia141Max M6.1Vanuatu140Max M6.7

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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