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Earthquake archives December 2005

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

Events536
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+14
M7+0
Average depth86.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.876 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo22.0 km2005-12-05 12:19:56 UTCView event →
M 6.7116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2005-12-13 03:16:06 UTCView event →
M 6.6247 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea17.0 km2005-12-11 14:20:45 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 6.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand21.0 km2005-12-07 23:32:51 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 6.176 km S of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2005-12-30 18:26:43 UTCView event →
M 6.154 km SE of Tena, Ecuador192.9 km2005-12-23 21:47:28 UTCView event →
M 6.1277 km N of Fais, Micronesia22.8 km2005-12-20 05:51:12 UTCView event →
M 6.1130 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea216.8 km2005-12-08 09:01:27 UTCView event →
M 6.0154 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama7.0 km2005-12-21 14:32:38 UTCView event →
M 6.053 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan42.9 km2005-12-16 18:32:16 UTCView event →
M 5.9101 km S of Yudomari, Japan26.0 km2005-12-03 16:10:39 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region7.4 km2005-12-26 13:48:01 UTCView event →
M 5.765 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia18.2 km2005-12-18 04:23:10 UTCView event →
M 5.7138 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador34.7 km2005-12-16 10:24:58 UTCView event →
M 5.7northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2005-12-11 06:26:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7273 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia10.0 km2005-12-03 20:38:11 UTCView event →
M 5.7209 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2005-12-02 23:49:23 UTCView event →
M 5.689 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2005-12-14 06:45:41 UTCView event →
M 5.61 km S of Luntal, Philippines201.6 km2005-12-11 16:23:35 UTCView event →
M 5.6162 km ENE of Chara, Russia10.0 km2005-12-11 15:54:13 UTCView event →
M 5.6northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2005-12-11 04:42:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of the Fiji Islands506.5 km2005-12-10 08:24:13 UTCView event →
M 5.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2005-12-22 04:28:23 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands527.7 km2005-12-20 18:34:37 UTCView event →
M 5.5234 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste35.0 km2005-12-11 05:55:12 UTCView event →
M 5.562 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-09 23:30:23 UTCView event →
M 5.5111 km NE of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2005-12-05 05:59:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5Fiji region644.7 km2005-12-01 03:08:40 UTCView event →
M 5.499 km WNW of Iwanai, Japan26.4 km2005-12-12 21:01:40 UTCView event →
M 5.470 km SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands35.1 km2005-12-12 14:13:22 UTCView event →
M 5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska46.9 km2005-12-11 08:48:23 UTCView event →
M 5.412 km NNW of Karl?ova, Turkey10.0 km2005-12-10 00:09:50 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2005-12-08 05:32:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region29.4 km2005-12-07 19:34:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4263 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga31.8 km2005-12-04 02:49:23 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands56.9 km2005-12-02 20:56:22 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region472.3 km2005-12-29 08:30:34 UTCView event →
M 5.33 km SSW of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica73.0 km2005-12-28 15:27:54 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region55.0 km2005-12-25 18:47:33 UTCView event →
M 5.333 km N of Salinas, Ecuador21.1 km2005-12-20 16:34:50 UTCView event →
M 5.3277 km N of Fais, Micronesia29.0 km2005-12-20 16:05:40 UTCView event →
M 5.3103 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea66.0 km2005-12-20 00:57:57 UTCView event →
M 5.3south of the Kermadec Islands10.9 km2005-12-16 19:35:45 UTCView event →
M 5.363 km SW of Ovalle, Chile57.2 km2005-12-14 10:52:08 UTCView event →
M 5.3172 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga139.7 km2005-12-12 04:50:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.9 km2005-12-11 20:26:40 UTCView event →
M 5.3112 km S of Yudomari, Japan29.6 km2005-12-03 16:24:53 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands region35.0 km2005-12-31 09:29:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2174 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.1 km2005-12-29 05:18:35 UTCView event →
M 5.2121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska36.3 km2005-12-28 00:03:05 UTCView event →
M 5.220 km N of Baffa, Pakistan10.0 km2005-12-25 08:02:05 UTCView event →
M 5.2271 km W of Adak, Alaska67.1 km2005-12-24 17:24:41 UTCView event →
M 5.2Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2005-12-22 06:39:26 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile25.8 km2005-12-21 22:19:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2276 km N of Fais, Micronesia28.1 km2005-12-18 04:29:16 UTCView event →
M 5.299 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu32.7 km2005-12-17 10:54:07 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia81Max M6.3Japan50Max M6.5Fiji41Max M5.6Papua New Guinea32Max M6.6New Zealand26Max M6.4Micronesia24Max M6.1India22Max M5.1Tonga17Max M5.4Philippines15Max M5.6Russia14Max M5.6United States13Max M5.4Solomon Islands11Max M5.4

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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