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Strongest magnitude | Indonesia 8.7 Mw |
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Deadliest | Pakistan 87,351 |
Total fatalities | 88,021 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
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.
Magnitude Ranging Between | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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8−9.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
7−7.9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
6−6.9 | 118 | 145 | 121 | 126 | 140 | 141 | 140 | 142 | 178 | 168 | 144 |
5−5.9 | 1057 | 1335 | 1215 | 1171 | 1203 | 1515 | 1693 | 1712 | 2074 | 1768 | 1896 |
Total | 1193 | 1495 | 1352 | 1310 | 1358 | 1672 | 1844 | 1865 | 2270 | 1948 | 2057 |
Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Website has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity.
Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
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1 | 87,351 | 7.6 | Pakistan, Azad Kashmir | XI (Extreme) | 15.0 | October 8 |
2 | 1,314 | 8.6 | Indonesia, Sumatra | VIII (Severe) | 30.0 | March 28 |
3 | 612 | 6.4 | Iran, Kerman | VIII (Severe) | 15.5 | February 22 |
4 | 20 | 7.5 | Peru, Loreto | VII (Very strong) | 115.0 | September 26 |
5 | 16 | 5.2 | China, Ruichang | VII (Very strong) | 11.1 | November 26 |
6 | 13 | 6.0 | Iran, Qeshm | VII (Very strong) | 10.0 | November 27 |
7 | 11 | 7.8 | Chile, Tarapacá | VIII (Severe) | 115.6 | June 13 |
Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
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1 | 8.6 | 1,314 | Indonesia, Sumatra | VIII (Severe) | 30.0 | March 28 |
2 | 7.8 | 11 | Chile, Tarapacá | VIII (Severe) | 115.6 | June 13 |
3 | 7.6 | 87,351 | Pakistan, Azad Kashmir | XI (Extreme) | 15.0 | October 8 |
3 | 7.6 | 0 | Papua New Guinea, New Ireland | VII (Very strong) | 90.0 | September 9 |
5 | 7.5 | 20 | Peru, Loreto | VII (Very strong) | 115.0 | September 26 |
6 | 7.2 | 0 | United States, California | VIII (Severe) | 16.0 | June 15 |
6 | 7.2 | 0 | India, Nicobar Islands | VII (Very strong) | 16.0 | July 24 |
6 | 7.2 | 0 | Japan, Honshu | VII (Very strong) | 36.0 | August 16 |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | Indonesia, Celebes Sea | I (Not felt) | 525.0 | February 5 |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | Indonesia, Banda Sea | III (Weak) | 201.7 | March 2 |
11 | 7.0 | 0 | Japan, Honshu | VII (Very strong) | 11.0 | November 14 |
The September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes were a series of megathrust earthquakes that struck the Sunda Trench off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, with three of magnitude 7 or greater. A series of tsunami bulletins was issued for the area. The most powerful of the series had a magnitude of 8.5, which makes it in the top 20 of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on a seismograph.