Major earthquakes worldwide in 2005 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes150

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LargestM8.6Indonesia

M7+11

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.4105

M6.5–6.934

M7.0–7.910

M8+1

By region

Indonesia32

Papua New Guinea13

Japan13

Ecuador5

India4

Vanuatu4

New Caledonia4

Panama4

Chile3

Peru3

Nearby years

2000160

2001137

2002139

2003154

2004157

2005 ◀150

2006153

2007196

2008179

2009160

2010174

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.6 2005-03-28	2005-03-28 16:09	30 km	78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M7.8 2005-06-13	2005-06-13 22:44	116 km	102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
M7.6 2005-09-09	2005-09-09 07:26	90 km	135 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2005-10-08	2005-10-08 03:50	26 km	21 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan
M7.5 2005-09-26	2005-09-26 01:55	115 km	39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru
M7.2 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 02:50	16 km	153 km W of Big Lagoon, California
M7.2 2005-07-24	2005-07-24 15:42	16 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M7.2 2005-08-16	2005-08-16 02:46	36 km	66 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M7.1 2005-02-05	2005-02-05 12:23	525 km	138 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
M7.1 2005-03-02	2005-03-02 10:42	202 km	Banda Sea
M7.0 2005-11-14	2005-11-14 21:38	11 km	293 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.9 2005-03-21	2005-03-21 12:23	579 km	67 km ENE of Joaquín V. González, Argentina
M6.9 2005-05-19	2005-05-19 01:54	30 km	89 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.8 2005-01-12	2005-01-12 08:40	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 2005-02-26	2005-02-26 12:56	36 km	99 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.8 2005-06-14	2005-06-14 17:10	17 km	289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.8 2005-11-17	2005-11-17 19:26	147 km	68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M6.8 2005-12-05	2005-12-05 12:19	22 km	76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
M6.7 2005-01-01	2005-01-01 06:25	12 km	off the west coast of northern Sumatra
M6.7 2005-02-08	2005-02-08 14:48	206 km	52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 2005-04-10	2005-04-10 10:29	19 km	113 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.7 2005-04-11	2005-04-11 17:08	68 km	286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.7 2005-05-14	2005-05-14 05:05	34 km	125 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
M6.7 2005-07-05	2005-07-05 01:52	21 km	94 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.7 2005-12-13	2005-12-13 03:16	10 km	116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
M6.6 2005-01-16	2005-01-16 20:17	25 km	133 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
M6.6 2005-01-19	2005-01-19 06:11	28 km	161 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.6 2005-02-05	2005-02-05 03:34	143 km	89 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.6 2005-02-16	2005-02-16 20:27	10 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.6 2005-03-20	2005-03-20 01:53	10 km	28 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan
M6.6 2005-04-11	2005-04-11 12:20	11 km	192 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2005-05-16	2005-05-16 03:54	34 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.6 2005-06-17	2005-06-17 06:21	12 km	196 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.6 2005-07-02	2005-07-02 02:16	27 km	32 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
M6.6 2005-09-29	2005-09-29 15:50	25 km	129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2005-12-11	2005-12-11 14:20	17 km	247 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2005-02-15	2005-02-15 14:42	40 km	Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-02-19	2005-02-19 00:04	10 km	81 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-04-10	2005-04-10 11:14	30 km	106 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-05-05	2005-05-05 19:12	18 km	256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.5 2005-05-12	2005-05-12 11:15	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.5 2005-10-29	2005-10-29 04:05	8 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.5 2005-11-19	2005-11-19 14:10	21 km	57 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.5 2005-12-02	2005-12-02 13:13	29 km	80 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.5 2005-12-12	2005-12-12 21:47	225 km	53 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.4 2005-01-02	2005-01-02 15:35	30 km	284 km W of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.4 2005-01-22	2005-01-22 20:30	29 km	47 km NNW of Buala, Solomon Islands
M6.4 2005-02-22	2005-02-22 02:25	14 km	24 km ESE of Zarand, Iran
M6.4 2005-03-21	2005-03-21 12:43	570 km	59 km ESE of Apolinario Saravia, Argentina
M6.4 2005-04-10	2005-04-10 17:24	30 km	100 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
M6.4 2005-04-16	2005-04-16 16:38	31 km	54 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.4 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 19:52	10 km	Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
M6.4 2005-10-08	2005-10-08 10:46	8 km	9 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan
M6.4 2005-10-15	2005-10-15 15:51	192 km	99 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 2005-11-05	2005-11-05 10:48	25 km	156 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2005-11-30	2005-11-30 16:53	13 km	18 km WNW of Palimbang, Philippines
M6.4 2005-12-07	2005-12-07 23:32	21 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.3 2005-01-18	2005-01-18 14:09	42 km	40 km E of Kushiro, Japan
M6.3 2005-01-23	2005-01-23 20:10	11 km	32 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-01-24	2005-01-24 04:16	30 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.3 2005-02-02	2005-02-02 02:30	159 km	63 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.3 2005-02-09	2005-02-09 18:46	24 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.3 2005-02-10	2005-02-10 16:53	9 km	183 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
M6.3 2005-03-06	2005-03-06 05:21	10 km	north of Severnaya Zemlya
M6.3 2005-03-19	2005-03-19 17:34	599 km	Fiji region
M6.3 2005-03-30	2005-03-30 16:19	22 km	121 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-04-03	2005-04-03 03:10	36 km	33 km SSE of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-04-07	2005-04-07 20:04	11 km	196 km NE of Jumla, Nepal
M6.3 2005-05-10	2005-05-10 01:09	17 km	southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-05-21	2005-05-21 05:11	40 km	55 km NW of Zorritos, Peru
M6.3 2005-07-04	2005-07-04 11:36	10 km	Prince Edward Islands region
M6.3 2005-08-03	2005-08-03 11:03	14 km	6 km NNW of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
M6.3 2005-10-19	2005-10-19 11:44	32 km	25 km ENE of ?arai, Japan
M6.3 2005-12-21	2005-12-21 07:09	25 km	153 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
M6.3 2005-12-22	2005-12-22 12:20	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.2 2005-01-16	2005-01-16 08:25	16 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.2 2005-01-26	2005-01-26 22:00	22 km	199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 2005-01-28	2005-01-28 15:46	10 km	51 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.2 2005-04-28	2005-04-28 14:07	22 km	60 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.2 2005-05-18	2005-05-18 10:27	10 km	92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.2 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 10:13	75 km	106 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2005-06-27	2005-06-27 11:35	20 km	236 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.2 2005-08-07	2005-08-07 02:17	10 km	Prince Edward Islands region
M6.2 2005-08-11	2005-08-11 09:08	10 km	206 km E of Vao, New Caledonia
M6.2 2005-08-26	2005-08-26 18:16	10 km	199 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen
M6.2 2005-09-05	2005-09-05 07:37	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.2 2005-09-29	2005-09-29 18:23	28 km	142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2005-11-20	2005-11-20 12:53	30 km	115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.2 2005-11-22	2005-11-22 15:11	68 km	56 km W of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2005-01-01	2005-01-01 19:08	55 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.1 2005-01-03	2005-01-03 17:59	10 km	north of Macquarie Island
M6.1 2005-01-04	2005-01-04 09:13	23 km	Andaman Islands, India region
M6.1 2005-01-09	2005-01-09 22:12	40 km	72 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.1 2005-01-14	2005-01-14 08:33	10 km	51 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2005-01-17	2005-01-17 10:50	12 km	136 km N of Fais, Micronesia
M6.1 2005-01-24	2005-01-24 23:23	17 km	23 km W of Jipijapa, Ecuador
M6.1 2005-01-28	2005-01-28 09:26	10 km	90 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.1 2005-02-07	2005-02-07 20:02	36 km	103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2005-02-14	2005-02-14 23:38	22 km	92 km NW of Aksu, China
M6.1 2005-03-06	2005-03-06 04:39	10 km	139 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.