List of earthquakes in 1905

Earthquakes in 1905

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1905 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Qing Dynasty 2 events reached magnitude 8.3
Deadliest	British Raj Himachal Pradesh, April 4 (Magnitude 7.9) 20,000 deaths
Total fatalities	22,802
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	2
7.0–7.9	20
6.0–6.9	20
5.0–5.9	1
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1905. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Several events during the year provided some interest. The most notable was a devastating quake which struck India in April. With 19,000 deaths this was the deadliest quake in the infancy of the 20th century. Mongolia was shaken during July by a pair of great magnitude 8.3 events which caused no deaths.

Overall

By death toll^{[ citation needed ]}

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	20,000	7.9	British Raj, Himachal Pradesh	X (Extreme)	20.0	April 4
2	2,500	7.2	Kingdom of Italy, Calabria	XI (Extreme)	15.0	September 8
3	120	6.6	Albania, Shkodër County	X (Extreme)	20.0	June 1
4	101	6.8	Ottoman Empire, Malatya Province	IX (Violent)	10.0	December 4
5	57	7.1	Empire of Japan, off east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	July 6
6	13	5.0	Qing Dynasty, Sichuan	VI (Strong)	0.0	November 8
7	11	7.0	Empire of Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu	( )	55.0	June 2

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.3	0	Qing Dynasty, Khövsgöl Province	( )	15.0	July 9
1	8.3	0	Qing Dynasty, Zavkhan Province	( )	15.0	July 23
3	7.9	20,000	British Raj, Himachal Pradesh	X (Extreme)	20.0	April 4
3	7.9	2,500	Kingdom of Italy, Calabria	XI (Extreme)	15.0	September 8
4	7.8	0	Dutch East Indies, Minahassa Peninsula	( )	90.0	January 22
5	7.4	0	Kingdom of Greece, Aegean Sea	X (Extreme)	15.0	November 8
6	7.3	0	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	( )	60.0	March 18
6	7.3	0	Empire of Japan, off northeast coast of Hokkaido	( )	250.0	September 1
6	7.3	0	Russian Empire, Commander Islands	( )	0.0	September 15
9	7.2	0	United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	February 14
9	7.2	0	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	( )	0.0	March 18
9	7.2	0	Empire of Japan, Volcano Islands	( )	450.0	July 11
9	7.2	0	Empire of Japan, off south coast of Honshu	( )	250.0	October 24
14	7.1	0	Tonga	( )	0.0	June 30
14	7.1	57	Empire of Japan, off east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	July 6
14	7.1	0	Mexico, Revilla Gigedo Islands	( )	0.0	December 17
17	7.0	0	United States, south of the Andreanof Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	March 22
17	7.0	11	Empire of Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu	( )	55.0	June 2
17	7.0	0	Tonga	( )	0.0	June 14
17	7.0	0	Qing Dynasty Khövsgöl Province	( )	20.0	July 11

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw   Indonesia
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
13 [1]	German New Guinea, Ninigo Islands	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
20 [2]	Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province	6.8	0.0		Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.
22 [3]	Dutch East Indies, Minahassa Peninsula	7.8	90.0

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   United States
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
14 [4]	United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
17 [5]	British Raj, Sagaing Region	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
19 [6]	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
27 [7]	Tonga	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw   New Zealand
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4 [8]	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	6.9	60.0
4 [9]	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	6.8	0.0		Doublet earthquake. Depth unknown.
18 [10]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	7.3	60.0
18 [11]	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
22 [12]	United States, south of Andreanof Islands, Alaska	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.9 Mw   British Raj
Deadliest	7.9 Mw   British Raj 20,000 deaths
Total fatalities	20,000
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4 [13] [14]	British Raj, Himachal Pradesh	7.9	20.0	X	The 1905 Kangra earthquake resulted in 20,000 deaths. Major damage was caused in the area.	20,000
15 [15]	Ottoman Empire, Bursa Province	6.5	33.0	X	Directly under Bursa.
19 [16]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
26 [17]	Chile, Tarapaca Region	6.8	60.0

May

May

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw   German New Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
18 [18]	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	6.9	0.0

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Tonga
Deadliest	6.6 Mw Albania 120 deaths
Total fatalities	131
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [19]	Albania, Shkoder County	6.6	20.0	X	120 people were killed. Damage costs were put at $23.8 million (1905 rate).	120
2 [20] [21]	Empire of Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu	7.0	55.0		11 people were killed. 59 homes were damaged or destroyed.	11
14 [22]	Tonga	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
30 [23]	Tonga	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown.

July

July

Strongest magnitude	8.3 Mw   Qing Dynasty 2 events
Deadliest	7.1 Mw   Japan 57 deaths
Total fatalities	57
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	2
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
6 [24] [25]	Empire of Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.1	35.0		A tsunami was generated resulting in 57 deaths.	57
6 [26]	Empire of Japan, Sea of Japan	6.5	100.0
9 [27]	Qing Dynasty, Khovsgol Province	8.3	15.0		1905 Tsetserleg earthquake
11 [28]	Qing Dynasty, Khovsgol Province	7.0	20.0		Aftershock.
11 [29]	Empire of Japan, Volcano Islands	7.2	450.0
14 [30]	Qing Dynasty, Khovsgol Province	6.5	20.0		Aftershock.
23 [31]	Qing Dynasty, Zavkhan Province	8.3	15.0		1905 Bolnai earthquake.

August

August

Strongest magnitude	6.6 Mw   Qing Dynasty
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
25 [32]	Qing Dynasty, Jilin	6.6	500.0

September

September

Strongest magnitude	7.9Mw
Deadliest	7.9 Mw   Kingdom of Italy 2,500 deaths
Total fatalities	2,500
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [33]	Empire of Japan, off the northeast coast of Hokkaido	7.3	250.0
8 [34] [35]	Kingdom of Italy, Calabria	7.9	15.0	XI	The 1905 Calabria earthquake caused at least 2,500 deaths. Major damage was reported.	2,500
15 [36]	Russian Empire, Commander Islands	7.3	0.0		Depth unknown.
26 [37]	British Raj, Rajasthan	6.9	60.0

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   Empire of Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
21 [38]	Russian Empire, Abkhazia	6.4	15.0
24 [39]	Empire of Japan, off the south coast of Honshu	7.2	250.0

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw   Kingdom of Greece
Deadliest	5.0 Mw   Qing Dynasty 13 deaths
Total fatalities	13
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
8 [40]	Qing Dynasty, Sichuan	5.0	0.0	VI	13 people were killed and at least 1 was injured. Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.	13	1
8 [41] [42]	Kingdom of Greece, Aegean Sea	7.4	15.0	X

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Mexico
Deadliest	6.8 Mw Ottoman Empire 101 deaths
Total fatalities	101
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4 [43] [44]	Ottoman Empire, Malatya Province	6.8	10.0	IX	At least 101 people were killed and major damage was caused.	101
8 [45]	United States, Negros	6.5	0.0		Some damage was reported. Depth unknown.
10 [46]	United States, Andreanof Islands	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
17 [47]	Mexico, Revilla Gigedo Islands	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown.

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