Earthquakes in 2005

Special Earthquake Events

IRIS features special earthquake event pages to provide useful resources for the science community and the general public. These "Special Event" pages highlight earthquakes that had a major effect on a population or have some other unique scientific significance.

2005 Northern Pakistan Earthquake
(also known as the Kashmir earthquake or South Asia earthquake)

Poster of the Pakistan Earthquake of 8 October 2005 - Magnitude 7.6

Seismograms of the Pakistan earthquake (Rapid Earthquake Viewer)

2005 Kashmir Earthquake (Wikipedia)

South Asia Earthquake Special Report (CNN.com)

2005 Northern Chile Earthquake

Poster of the Northern Chile Earthquake of 13 June 2005 - Magnitude 7.8

Seismograms of the Northern Chile Earthquake (Rapid Earthquake Viewer)

2005 Northern Sumatra Earthquake

Poster of the Northern Sumatra Earthquake of 28 March 2005 - Magnitude 8.7

Seismograms of the Northern Sumatra Earthquake (Rapid Earthquake Viewer)

2005 Sumatra earthquake (Wikipedia)

Mount St. Helens, Washington

Mount St. Helens in Washington is the most active volcano in the Cascade Range. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Washington continue to closely monitor Mount St. Helens for signs of renewed activity. Watch the mountain through the U.S. Forest Service Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam, located at Johnston Ridge Observatory about five miles from the volcano.

Mount St. Helens Update

Mount St. Helens Eruption, March 8, 2005 ( Crater, Dome, and Eruption Images )

Mount St. Helens Eruption 2004, 2005

Mount St. Helens - USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Eruption Summary - May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens

Earthquakes

U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program

**Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2005**
	Year	Month	Day	Time UTC	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (km)	Magnitude	Region
1.	2005	02	05	12:23:18.9	5.293	123.337	525	7.1	Celebes Sea
2.	2005	03	02	10:42:12.2	-6.527	129.933	202	7.1	Banda Sea
3.	2005	03	28	16:09:36.3	2.074	97.013	30	8.7	Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
4.	2005	06	13	22:44:33.9	-19.987	-69.197	116	7.8	Tarapaca, Chile
5.	2005	06	15	02:50:53.1	41.301	-125.970	10	7.2	Off the Coast of Northern California
6.	2005	07	24	15:42:06.2	7.920	92.190	16	7.3	Nicobar Islands, India Region
7.	2005	08	16	02:46:28.4	38.276	142.039	36	7.2	Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
8.	2005	09	09	07:26:43.7	-4.539	153.474	90	7.7	New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
9.	2005	09	26	01:55:37.6	-5.678	-76.398	115	7.5	Northern Peru
10.	2005	10	08	03:50:40.8	34.539	73.588	26	7.6	Pakistan
11.	2005	11	14	21:38:51.4	38.106	144.891	11	7.0	Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan

South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.

Source: USGS - Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2005

Special Event Archives

2004