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List of earthquakes in 2005

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{{more footnotes|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox earthquakes in year

| year = 2005

| location_map = Earth

| location_map_places =

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 5.099|lon_deg = 92.304}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 7.336|lon_deg = 94.455}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 9.360|lon_deg = 92.787}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -50.659|lon_deg = 161.866}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 10.672|lon_deg = 92.362}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -55.299|lon_deg = -27.956}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 4.926|lon_deg = 95.108}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -0.878|lon_deg = -21.194}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -4.238|lon_deg = 152.717}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -6.462|lon_deg = 105.236}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -25.528|lon_deg = -176.299}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 10.934|lon_deg = 140.842}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 10.986|lon_deg = 140.682}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 42.946|lon_deg = 144.866}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 34.064|lon_deg = 141.491}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -1.134|lon_deg = -80.829}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -7.727|lon_deg = 159.475}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -1.198|lon_deg = -119.933}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 7.330|lon_deg = 92.482}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -1.364|lon_deg = -80.785}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = 2.699|lon_deg = 94.602}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -1.183|lon_deg = -81.499}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Yellow pog.svg|lat_deg = -1.089|lon_deg = -81.157}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = 5.293|lon_deg = 123.337}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = -19.987|lon_deg = -69.197}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = 7.290|lon_deg = 92.190}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = 38.276|lon_deg = 142.039}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = -4.539|lon_deg = 153.474}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = 34.539|lon_deg = 73.588}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = 38.107|lon_deg = 144.896}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = -5.678|lon_deg = -76.398}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Orange pog.svg|lat_deg = 41.292|lon_deg = -125.953}}

{{Location map~|Earth|mark = Red pog.svg|lat_deg = 2.09|lon_deg = 97.15}}

| largest = 8.6 Mw {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia

| deadliest = 7.6 Mw {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan
87,351 deaths

| fatalities = 89,337

| 9.0+ = 0

| 8.0-8.9 = 1

| 7.0-7.9 = 10

| 6.0-6.9 = 140

| 5.0-5.9 = 1,693

}}

This is a list of earthquakes in 2005. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they resulted in significant damage or casualties, or were notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. To prevent this list from becoming unmanageable, only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they are notable for some other reason.

Compared to other years

{{Earthquakes worldwide|2010-2015}}

Overall

=By death toll=

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
Rank

! Death toll

! Magnitude

! Location

! MMI

! Depth (km)

! Date

{{nts|1}}

| {{nts|87,351}}

| {{nts|7.6}}

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan, Azad Kashmir

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|XI}}

| {{nts|15.0}}

| {{dts|October 8}}

{{nts|2}}

| {{nts|1,314}}

| {{nts|8.6}}

| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia, Sumatra

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VIII}}

| {{nts|30.0}}

| {{dts|March 28}}

{{nts|3}}

| {{nts|612}}

| {{nts|6.4}}

| {{flagicon|Iran}} Iran, Kerman

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VIII}}

| {{nts|15.5}}

| {{dts|February 22}}

{{nts|4}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{nts|7.5}}

| {{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru, Loreto

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|115.0}}

| {{dts|September 26}}

{{nts|5}}

| {{nts|16}}

| {{nts|5.2}}

| {{flagicon|China}} China, Ruichang

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|11.1}}

| {{dts|November 26}}

{{nts|6}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|6.0}}

| {{flagicon|Iran}} Iran, Qeshm

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|10.0}}

| {{dts|November 27}}

{{nts|7}}

| {{nts|11}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile, Tarapacá

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VIII}}

| {{nts|115.6}}

| {{dts|June 13}}

  • {{small|Note: At least 10 dead}}

=By magnitude=

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
Rank

! Magnitude

! Death toll

! Location

! MMI

! Depth (km)

! Date

{{nts|1}}

| {{nts|8.6}}

| {{nts|1,314}}

| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia, Sumatra

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VIII}}

| {{nts|30.0}}

| {{dts|March 28}}

{{nts|2}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{nts|11}}

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile, Tarapacá

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VIII}}

| {{nts|115.6}}

| {{dts|June 13}}

{{nts|3}}

| {{nts|7.6}}

| {{nts|87,351}}

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan, Azad Kashmir

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|XI}}

| {{nts|15.0}}

| {{dts|October 8}}

{{nts|3}}

| {{nts|7.6}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}, New Ireland

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|90.0}}

| {{dts|September 9}}

{{nts|5}}

| {{nts|7.5}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{flag|Peru}}, Loreto

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|115.0}}

| {{dts|September 26}}

{{nts|6}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|United States}}, California

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VIII}}

| {{nts|16.0}}

| {{dts|June 15}}

{{nts|6}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|India}}, Nicobar Islands

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|16.0}}

| {{dts|July 24}}

{{nts|6}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|Japan}}, Honshu

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|36.0}}

| {{dts|August 16}}

{{nts|9}}

| {{nts|7.1}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|Indonesia}}, Celebes Sea

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|I}}

| {{nts|525.0}}

| {{dts|February 5}}

{{nts|9}}

| {{nts|7.1}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|Indonesia}}, Banda Sea

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|III}}

| {{nts|201.7}}

| {{dts|March 2}}

{{nts|11}}

| {{nts|7.0}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{flag|Japan}}, Honshu

| {{MMI-ts|desc=1|VII}}

| {{nts|11.0}}

| {{dts|November 14}}

By month

=January=

  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on January 1.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} The Nicobar Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 1.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} The Nicobar Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on January 2.
  • {{Flag icon|Australia}} Macquarie Island was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 3.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} The Andaman Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 4.
  • {{Flag icon|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on January 8.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 9.
  • {{Flag icon|Iran}} Gorgan, Iran was struck by a magnitude 5.4 earthquake that occurred on January 10. There were no fatalities, but at least 110 people were injured.
  • {{Flag icon|Turkey}} Western Turkey was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on January 10. One person was injured.
  • The central Mid-Atlantic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on January 12.
  • {{Flag icon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 14.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Sunda Strait was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on January 15.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on January 16.
  • {{Flag icon|Micronesia, Federated States of}} The Caroline Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on January 16.
  • {{Flag icon|Micronesia, Federated States of}} The Caroline Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 17.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Hokkaido was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on January 18.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on January 19. A tsunami with a wave height of 30 cm was recorded.
  • {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}} Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on January 21.
  • {{Flag icon|Solomon Islands}} The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on January 22.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on January 23. One person was killed and four injured.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} The Nicobar Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on January 24.
  • {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}} Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 24.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Yunnan was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on January 25. Three people were injured.
  • {{Flag icon|Turkey}}–{{Flag icon|Iraq|2004}} The Turkey–Iraq border was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred on January 25. Two people killed and 22 injured. 80 buildings were damaged.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on January 26.
  • {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}} Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on January 28.
  • {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}} Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on January 28.

=February=

  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Java was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on February 2. One person killed and many injured.
  • {{Flag icon|Northern Mariana Islands}} The Mariana Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on February 2.
  • {{Flag icon|Northern Mariana Islands}} The Mariana Islands was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on February 5.
  • {{Flag icon|Philippines}} Mindanao was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on February 5.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on February 5.
  • {{Flag icon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on February 7.
  • {{Flag icon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on February 8.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on February 9.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} The Bonin Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on February 9.
  • {{Flag icon|New Caledonia}} The Loyalty Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on February 10.
  • {{Flag icon|Kyrgyzstan}}–{{Flag icon|China}} The Kyrgyzstan–China border was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on February 14. At least 6,000 homes destroyed or damaged.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Kepulauan Talaud was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on February 15.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on February 15. Seven people were injured.
  • The southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on February 16.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on February 19.
  • {{Flag icon|Iran}} Central Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on February 22. 612 dead, 1,411 injured. 4 villages were completely destroyed, and 30% to 70% of buildings in more than 40 villages were reported damaged.
  • {{Flag icon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on February 23.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on February 26.

= March =

File:US Navy 050404-N-6665R-077 Indonesian men stand among the rubble that was once their home before it was destroyed by an earthquake on March 28, 2005.jpg.]]

  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Banda Sea was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on March 2.
  • {{Flag icon|Pakistan}} Quetta was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on March 2, injuring 1 person.
  • {{Flag icon|Taiwan}} Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred on March 5, injuring 2 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Solomon Islands}} The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on March 6.
  • {{Flag icon|Russia}} Severnaya Zemlya was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on March 6.
  • {{Flag icon|South Africa}} South Africa was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred on March 9, killing 2 people and injuring 58.
  • {{Flag icon|Iran}} Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on March 13.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} India was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on March 14, injuring 16 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Guatemala}} Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on March 17.
  • {{Flag icon|Tonga}} Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on March 19.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on March 19.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Fukuoka was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on March 20, killing 1 person.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Kyushu was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on March 20.
  • {{Flag icon|Argentina}} Argentina was struck by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that occurred on March 21.
  • {{Flag icon|Argentina}} Argentina was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on March 21.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Banda Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on March 26.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake that occurred on March 28, killing +1,000 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Nias region was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on March 28.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on March 30.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on March 30.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on March 31.

= April =

  • {{Flag icon|Norway}} Svalbard was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on April 2.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Nias region was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on April 3.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on April 3.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Tibet was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on April 7.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Kepulauan Batu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on April 8.
  • {{Flag icon|New Caledonia}} The Loyalty Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on April 8.
  • {{Flag icon|Alaska}} Kodiak Island was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on April 9.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Kepulauan Mentawai was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on April 10.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Kepulauan Mentawai was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on April 10.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Kepulauan Mentawai was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on April 10.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on April 11.
  • {{Flag icon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on April 11.
  • {{Flag icon|Peru}} Peru was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on April 11.
  • {{Flag icon|New Caledonia}} The Loyalty Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on April 11.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Nias region was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on April 16.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Kyushu was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on April 19, injuring 58.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on April 28.

= May =

  • {{Flag icon|Iran}} Iran was struck by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred on May 3.
  • {{Flag icon|Panama}} Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on May 5.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on May 10.
  • The Pacific–Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on May 12.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Nias region was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on May 14.
  • {{Flag icon|New Zealand}} The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on May 16.
  • {{Flag icon|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on May 18.
  • {{Flag icon|Tonga}} Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on May 18.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Northern Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on May 18.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Nias region was struck by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that occurred on May 19.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on May 20.
  • {{Flag icon|Peru}}–{{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}} The Peru–Ecuador border was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on May 21.
  • {{Flag icon|South Africa}} South Africa was struck by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake that occurred on May 23. Nineteen miners were injured in a mine collapse at Carletonville.

= June =

  • {{Flag icon|Argentina}} Argentina was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on June 2.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on June 4, killing one person and destroying many houses.
  • {{Flag icon|Turkey}} Eastern Turkey was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on June 6, with five people seriously injured.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on June 8.
  • {{Flag icon|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on June 12.
  • {{Flag icon|California}} California was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on June 12. Several small rockslides occurred on Highway 74.
  • {{Flag icon|Chile}} The Tarapacá Region was struck by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that occurred on June 13, killing 10 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Alaska}} The Rat Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on June 14.
  • {{Flag icon|California}} California was struck by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred on June 15. A tsunami was generated with a maximum recorded wave height of 26 cm at Crescent City.
  • {{Flag icon|California}} California was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on June 15.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on June 15.
  • {{Flag icon|Chile}} Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on June 15.
  • {{Flag icon|California}} California was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on June 17.
  • {{Flag icon|Mexico}} Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on June 27.

= July =

  • {{Flag icon|Nicaragua}} Managua was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on July 2.
  • The Prince Edward Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on July 4.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on July 5. Many buildings were damaged.
  • {{Flag icon|South Africa}} South Africa was struck by a magnitude 2.7 earthquake that occurred on July 5. One miner was killed in Carletonville.
  • The west Chile Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on July 10.
  • The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on July 11.
  • {{Flag icon|New Zealand}} The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on July 23.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Tokyo was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred on July 23, injuring 27 people and damaging one building.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} The Nicobar Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on July 24. Many buildings were damaged.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Heilongjiang was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred on July 25, killing one person.
  • {{Flag icon|Montana}} Dillon, Montana was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on July 25, with minor to moderate damage to dozens of buildings, and felt throughout much of the inter-mountain West.
  • The Balleny Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on July 30.

= August =

  • {{Flag icon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on August 3.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Yunnan was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on August 5, injuring 9 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Tonga}} Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on August 6.
  • The Prince Edward Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on August 7.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on August 7.
  • {{Flag icon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on August 9.
  • {{Flag icon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on August 9.
  • {{Flag icon|New Caledonia}} The Loyalty Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on August 11.
  • {{Flag icon|Northern Mariana Islands}} The Northern Mariana Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on August 13.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Yunnan was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on August 13, injuring 26 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on August 16, injuring 39 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on August 16.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on August 21, injuring 2 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on August 24.
  • {{Flag icon|Yemen}} The Gulf of Aden was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on August 26.
  • {{Flag icon|Panama}} Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on August 27.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on August 30.

= September =

  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Celebes Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on September 4.
  • The Pacific–Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on September 5.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} New Ireland was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred on September 9.
  • {{Flag icon|Russia}} The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on September 21.
  • {{Flag icon|Ethiopia|1996}} Ethiopia was struck by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on September 24. A 500-meter wide zone of tensional fissures and normal faults up to 3 km long was observed in the Dabbahu area. Displacement on some scarps was as much as 1 meter. Dabbahu Volcano began erupting, with the largest eruption occurring on September 26. An estimated 6,500 people were displaced, about 1,000 livestock were killed and roads and water facilities were damaged by the eruption.
  • {{Flag icon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on September 25.
  • {{Flag icon|Peru}} Loreto was struck by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred on September 26, killing 20 people and injuring 266 others.{{Cite web|title=Un día como hoy el norte del Perú fue afectado por un terremoto de 7.5 grados|trans-title=On a day like today, northern Peru was affected by a 7.5-degree earthquake|url=https://fpp.org.pe/un-dia-como-hoy-el-norte-del-peru-fue-afectado-por-un-terremoto-de-7-5-grados/?amp=1|language=es|access-date=11 December 2022}}
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} New Britain was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on September 29.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} New Britain was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on September 29.

= October =

File:Destroyed building in Muzaffarabad after the earthquake (2005).jpg, Pakistan by the earthquake.]]

  • {{Flag icon|Peru}} Moquegua was struck by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that occurred on October 1, injuring 12 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Pakistan}} Pakistan was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred on October 8, killing +85,000. Felt in Afghanistan and India. It was the strongest earthquake in the region in more than a century.
  • {{Flag icon|Pakistan}} Pakistan was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on October 8.
  • {{Flag icon|Pakistan}} Kashmir was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on October 15, killing 2 people. Felt in Islamabad.
  • {{Flag icon|Russia}} The Kuril Islands was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on October 15.
  • {{Flag icon|Taiwan}} Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on October 15.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Tokyo was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred on October 16, injuring 2 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on October 19.
  • {{Flag icon|Turkey}} İzmir was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred in October 20, killing 2 people.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Guangxi was struck by a magnitude 4.2 earthquake that occurred on October 27, killing 1 person.
  • The Southeast Indian Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on October 29.

= November =

  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} The Bismarck Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on November 5.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred on November 14.
  • {{Flag icon|Bolivia}} Bolivia was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on November 17.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Simeulue was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on November 19.
  • {{Flag icon|Alaska}} Unimak Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on November 20.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Kyushu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on November 21.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred on November 22.
  • {{Flag icon|China}} Jiangxi was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on November 26, killing 16 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Iran}} Iran was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred on November 27, killing 13 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Northern Mariana Islands}} The Northern Mariana Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on November 28.
  • {{Flag icon|Philippines}} Mindanao was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on November 30.

= December =

  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on December 2.
  • {{Flag icon|Democratic Republic of the Congo|2003}}–{{Flag icon|Tanzania}} Congo–Tanzania border was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on December 5, killing 3 people.
  • The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on December 7.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on December 8.
  • {{Flag icon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred on December 11.
  • {{Flag icon|Afghanistan|2004}} Hindu Kush was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred on December 12, killing 5 people.
  • {{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on December 13.
  • {{Flag icon|India}} Uttarakhand was struck by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that occurred on December 14, killing 1 person.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on December 16.
  • {{Flag icon|Micronesia, Federated States of}} The Federated States of Micronesia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on December 20.
  • {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} The Molucca Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on December 21.
  • {{Flag icon|Panama}} Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on December 21.
  • The Pacific–Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on December 22.
  • {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}} Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on December 23.
  • {{Flag icon|Japan}} Honshu was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred on December 24, injuring 1 person.
  • {{Flag icon|Panama}} Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred on December 30.

See also

References

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  • [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_2005.php Significant Earthquakes of the World, 2005]

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