July 23, 1905 Earthquake: Mongolia

Name: July 23, 1905 Earthquake: Mongolia
Start: 1905-07-23
Location: Mongolia

July 23, 1905 · M8.3

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Mongolia on July 23, 1905 at 02:46:24 UTC, 15 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: July 23, 1905
Time: 02:46:24 UTC
Place: Mongolia
Magnitude: 8.3 (Mw)
Focal depth: 15 km (9 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 49.292° N, 96.843° E
Country: Mongolia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

July 23, 1905, 49 N, 98 E, magnitude 8.2. (reference #1212)

July 23, 1905, 02:46.2 UTC, 49 N, 98 E, magnitude 8.25 MS. (reference #130)

July 23, 1905, 02:46:12 UTC, 49 N, 98 E, shallow depth, magnitude 8.7 MS. (reference #88)

1905, Mongolia, magnitude 8.4 Mw. (reference #1314)

July 23, 1905, 02:46:24 UTC, 49.292 N, 96.843 E, magnitude 8.3 Mw. (reference #13456, #13546)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1905 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1905 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2726.