Earthquake Information for 2005
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List of Significant Earthquakes of the World in 2005
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Earthquakes, Magnitude 7 and Greater, in 2005
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Map of Earthquakes Located by the NEIC in 2005
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Significant Earthquake Posters in 2005
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Earthquake News & Highlights for 2005
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Large / Noteworthy Earthquakes in 2005
2005 01 01 - Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - Magnitude 6.7
2005 01 16 - State of Yap, Fed. States of Micronesia - Magnitude 6.62005 02 05 - Celebes Sea - Magnitude 7.1
2005 02 08 - Vanuatu - Magnitude 6.7
2005 02 10 - Arkansas - Magnitude 4.1
2005 02 19 - Sulawesi, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.5
2005 02 22 - Central Iran - Magnitude 6.4
2005 02 26 - Simeulue, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.82005 03 02 - Banda Sea - Magnitude 7.1
2005 03 06 - St. Lawrence Valley Reg., Quebec, Canada - Magnitude 4.9
2005 03 20 - Kyushu, Japan - Magnitude 6.6
2005 03 28 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - Magnitude 8.6 Largest Earthquake in 20052005 04 10 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.7
2005 04 11 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - Magnitude 6.72005 05 01 - Arkansas - Magnitude 4.2
2005 05 06 - Central California - Magnitude 4.1
2005 05 14 - Nias Region, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.7
2005 05 19 - Nias Region, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.92005 06 12 - Southern California - Magnitude 5.2
2005 06 13 - Tarapaca, Chile - Magnitude 7.8
2005 06 14 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - Magnitude 6.8
2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California - Magnitude 7.2
2005 06 16 - Greater Los Angeles Area, California - Magnitude 4.9
2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California - Magnitude 6.62005 07 02 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - Magnitude 6.6
2005 07 05 - Nias Region, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.7
2005 07 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - Magnitude 5.3
2005 07 17 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - Magnitude 5.1
2005 07 23 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - Magnitude 5.9
2005 07 24 - Nicobar Islands, India Region - Magnitude 7.2
2005 07 26 - Western Montana - Magnitude 5.62005 08 10 - New Mexico - Magnitude 5.0
2005 08 16 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - Magnitude 7.22005 09 02 - Brawley Seismic Zone Swarm, Southern California - Aug 31-Sep 2
2005 09 09 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 7.6
2005 09 22 - Central California - Magnitude 4.7
2005 09 26 - Northern Peru - Magnitude 7.5
2005 09 29 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 6.62005 10 08 - Pakistan - Magnitude 7.6 Deadliest Earthquake in 2005
2005 10 19 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - Magnitude 6.3
2005 10 31 - Western Montana - Magnitude 4.52005 11 14 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - Magnitude 7.0
2005 11 17 - Potosi, Bolivia - Magnitude 6.9
2005 11 19 - Simeulue, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.5
2005 11 27 - Southern Iran - Magnitude 6.02005 12 02 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - Magnitude 6.5
2005 12 05 - Lake Tanganyika Region, Congo-Tanzania - Magnitude 6.8
2005 12 11 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 6.6
2005 12 12 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - Magnitude 6.5
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Deaths from Earthquakes in 2005
- Total Deaths: 82364
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Earthquakes with the most casualties in 2005
March 28, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 8.7M
At least 1000 people killed, 300 injured and 300 buildings destroyed on Nias; 100 people killed, many injured and several buildings damaged on Simeulue; 200 people killed in Kepulauan Banyak; 3 people killed, 40 injured and some damage in the Meulaboh area, Sumatra. A 3-meter tsunami damaged the port and airport on Simeulue. Tsunami runup heights as high as 2 meters were observed on the west coast of Nias and 1 meter at Singkil and Meulaboh, Sumatra. Felt (VI) at Banda Aceh and (V) at Medan. At least 10 people were killed during evacuation of the coast of Sri Lanka. Felt (IV) along the west coast of Malaysia; (IV) at Bangkok and (III) at Phuket, Thailand; (III) at Singapore; (III) at Male, Maldives. The quake was also felt in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and in Sri Lanka. Tsunami wave heights (peak to trough) recorded from selected tide stations: about 40 cm on Panjang, Indonesia; about 25 cm at Colombo, Sri Lanka; 40 cm on Hanimadu, 18 cm at Male and 10 cm at Gan, Maldives. Initial observations indicate about 1 meter of subsidence on the coast of Kepulauan Banyak as well as 1 meter of uplift on the coast of Simeulue. Seiches were observed on ponds in West Bengal, India.February 22, Central Iran, 6.4M
At least 612 people killed and 1,411 injured in Kerman Province. An estimated 8,000 homes damaged or destroyed in the Zarand area.October 08, Pakistan, 7.6M
At least 86,000 people killed, more than 69,000 injured and extensive damage in northern Pakistan. The heaviest damage occurred in the Muzaffarabad area, Kashmir where entire villages were destroyed and at Uri where 80 percent of the town was destroyed. At least 32,335 buildings collapsed in Anantnag, Baramula, Jammu and Srinagar, Kashmir. Buildings collapsed in Abbottabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Maximum intensity VIII. Felt (VII) at Topi; (VI) at Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi; (V) at Faisalabad and Lahore. Felt at Chakwal, Jhang, Sargodha and as far as Quetta. At least 1,350 people killed and 6,266 injured in India. Felt (V) at Chandigarh and New Delhi; (IV) at Delhi and Gurgaon, India. Felt in Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh, India. At least one person killed and some buildings collapsed in Afghanistan. Felt (IV) at Kabul and (III) at Bagrami, Afghanistan. An estimated 4 million people in the area left homeless. Landslides and rockfalls damaged or destroyed several mountain roads and highways cutting off access to the region for several days. Landslides occurred farther north near the towns of Gilgit and Skardu, Kashmir. Liquefaction and sandblows occurred in the western part of Vale of Kashmir and near Jammu. Landslides and rockfalls also occurred in parts of Himachal Pradesh, India. Seiches were observed in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, India and many places in Bangladesh.
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United States Earthquakes in 2005
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June 15 -- Off the Coast of Northern California -- 7.2M
June 17 -- Off the Coast of Northern California -- 6.7M
July 26 -- Western Montana -- 5.6MLargest in Hawaii:
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