2005 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
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Note: This is a selected, incomplete list of significant earthquakes and may not have the most up-to-date, authoritative information for each earthquake. For more up to date information, please refer to scientific literature. For more comprehensive earthquake lists, please refer to the ANSS Composite Catalog or NEIC Earthquake Catalog.
News
- 10/15/05 - 3D Geologic and Seismic Velocity Model of the San Francisco Bay Region
- 9/14/05 - Earthquake Scenarios: Cascadia S.Z. M 9.0 and Seattle Fault M 6.7
- 09/10/05 - New USGS Earthquake Preparedness Handbook
- 09/02/05 - Brawley Seismic Zone Swarm, Southern California - Aug 31-Sep 2, 2005
- 05/26/05 - USGS News Release:Major Losses of Up to $250 Billion Projected for Earthquakes on Puente Hills Fault Under Los Angeles
- 05/18/05 - USGS News Release:New Map of Daily Probability of Earthquake Shaking in California
- 05/10/05 - New USGS Publication: Assessing the Seismic Hazards of Afghanistan (FS-2005-3038)
- 05/10/05 - New USGS Publication: PAGER-Rapid Assessment and Notification of an Earthquake's Impact (FS-2005-3026)
- 04/20/05 - New USGS Publication: Modified Mercalli Intensity Maps for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Plotted in ShakeMap Format (OFR-2005-1135)
- 02/01/05 - Andaman Sea Earthquake Swarm
- 01/28/05 - New Feature on Website: Recent Earthquakes Animations
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 4.2 NEW MEXICO December 19, 2005
- Magnitude 6.6 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN December 12, 2005
- Magnitude 6.6 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA December 11, 2005
- Magnitude 6.8 LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, CONGO-TANZANIA December 05, 2005
- Magnitude 6.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN December 02, 2005
- Magnitude 6.0 SOUTHERN IRAN November 27, 2005
- Magnitude 6.5 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA November 19, 2005
- Magnitude 6.9 POTOSI, BOLIVIA November 17, 2005
- Magnitude 7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN November 14, 2005
- Magnitude 4.5 WESTERN MONTANA October 31, 2005
- Magnitude 6.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN October 19, 2005
- Magnitude 7.6 PAKISTAN October 08, 2005
- Magnitude 6.7 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA September 29, 2005
- Magnitude 7.5 NORTHERN PERU September 26, 2005
- Magnitude 4.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA September 22, 2005
- Magnitude 7.7 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA September 09, 2005
- Magnitude 7.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN August 16, 2005
- Magnitude 5.0 NEW MEXICO August 10, 2005
- Magnitude 5.6 WESTERN MONTANA July 26, 2005
- Magnitude 7.3 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION July 24, 2005
- Magnitude 6.0 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN July 23, 2005
- Magnitude 5.2 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII July 17, 2005
- Magnitude 5.3 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII July 15, 2005
- Magnitude 6.7 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA July 05, 2005
- Magnitude 6.6 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA July 02, 2005
- Magnitude 6.7 OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA June 17, 2005
- Magnitude 4.9 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA June 16, 2005
- Magnitude 7.2 OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA June 15, 2005
- Magnitude 6.8 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA June 14, 2005
- Magnitude 7.8 TARAPACA, CHILE June 13, 2005
- Magnitude 5.2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA June 12, 2005
- Magnitude 6.9 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA May 19, 2005
- Magnitude 6.8 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA May 14, 2005
- Magnitude 4.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA May 06, 2005
- Magnitude 4.1 ARKANSAS May 01, 2005
- Magnitude 6.7 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS April 11, 2005
- Magnitude 6.7 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA April 10, 2005
- Magnitude 8.6 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA March 28, 2005
- Magnitude 6.6 KYUSHU, JAPAN March 20, 2005
- Magnitude 4.9 ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA March 06, 2005
- Magnitude 6.8 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA February 26, 2005
- Magnitude 6.4 CENTRAL IRAN February 22, 2005
- Magnitude 6.5 SULAWESI, INDONESIA February 19, 2005
- Magnitude 4.1 ARKANSAS February 10, 2005
- Magnitude 7.1 CELEBES SEA February 05, 2005
- Magnitude 6.6 STATE OF YAP, FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA January 16, 2005