Earthquakes in 1905
The USGS located 79 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1905, 56 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 16 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M8.3 The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake, Jul 23, 1905.
From the USGS catalog. Magnitude 4.5 and up worldwide, and 2.5 and up in the United States. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where the largest earthquakes of 1905 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1905, by magnitude.
- 8.3The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake · 15 km deepMongolia
- 8.0The 1905 Tsetserleg, Mongolia Earthquake · 15 km deepMongolia
- 7.9The 1905 Kangra, India Earthquake · 20 km deepIndia
- 7.8off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia · 15 km deepRussia
- 7.8160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 90 km deepIndonesia
- 7.7217 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deepJapan
- 7.65 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deepAlaska
- 7.4177 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.4south of Tonga · 15 km deepTonga
- 7.3207 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deepVanuatu
- 7.322 km ESE of Makubetsu, Japan · 255 km deepJapan
- 7.362 km S of Bhamo, Myanmar · 15 km deepMyanmar
- 7.2Aegean Sea · 15 km deepGreece
- 7.238 km SSW of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deepJapan
- 7.2Mariana Islands region · 200 km deep
- 7.25 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 15 km deepItaly
- 7.2238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deepAlaska
- 7.258 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 35 km deepTimor Leste
- 7.299 km WNW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.0152 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.0New Caledonia · 15 km deepNew Caledonia
- 7.0166 km WSW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Mexico · 10 km deepMexico
- 7.0Revilla Gigedo Islands region · 10 km deep
- 7.0170 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 6.931 km SSW of Hikari, Japan · 60 km deepJapan
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1905 | 6 | 7.8 | 160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| February 1905 | 5 | 7.6 | 5 km WNW of Adak, Alaska |
| March 1905 | 5 | 7.4 | south of Tonga |
| April 1905 | 10 | 7.9 | The 1905 Kangra, India Earthquake |
| May 1905 | 7 | 7.2 | 99 km WNW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1905 | 7 | 6.9 | 31 km SSW of Hikari, Japan |
| July 1905 | 12 | 8.3 | The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake |
| August 1905 | 7 | 6.6 | 5 km SE of Namyang, North Korea |
| September 1905 | 6 | 7.8 | off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
| October 1905 | 7 | 7.2 | 38 km SSW of Shimoda, Japan |
| November 1905 | 5 | 7.2 | Aegean Sea |
| December 1905 | 6 | 7.0 | Revilla Gigedo Islands region |
By state
Where the year’s United States quakes of magnitude 2.5 and up were located. A state with none that year is not listed.
By country
Where the year’s quakes of magnitude 4.5 and up were located. Quakes at sea, away from any country, are not counted here.
- Greece5 in 1905
- Japan5 in 1905
- Papua New Guinea4 in 1905
- Russia4 in 1905
- Turkey4 in 1905
- Albania3 in 1905
- Italy3 in 1905
- Mongolia3 in 1905
- Montenegro3 in 1905
- Philippines3 in 1905
- Tonga3 in 1905
- Vanuatu3 in 1905
- India2 in 1905
- North Macedonia2 in 1905
- Bulgaria1 in 1905
- Canada1 in 1905
- Costa Rica1 in 1905
- France1 in 1905
- Georgia1 in 1905
- Indonesia1 in 1905
- Iran1 in 1905
- Jamaica1 in 1905
- Mexico1 in 1905
- Myanmar1 in 1905
- New Caledonia1 in 1905
- North Korea1 in 1905
- Peru1 in 1905
- Solomon Islands1 in 1905
- Switzerland1 in 1905
- Timor Leste1 in 1905
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
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- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.