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Earthquakes in 1905 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1905
Strongest magnitude Mongolia 2 events reached magnitude 8.3Deadliest India Himachal Pradesh , April 4 (Magnitude 7.9) 19,000 deathsTotal fatalities 19,859 9.0+ 0
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
Note : At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank
Magnitude
Death toll
Location
MMI
Depth (km)
Date
1
8.3
0
Mongolia , Khövsgöl Province
( )
15.0
July 9
1
8.3
0
Mongolia , Zavkhan Province
( )
15.0
July 23
3
7.9
19,000
India , Himachal Pradesh
X (Extreme )
20.0
April 4
4
7.8
0
Indonesia , Minahassa Peninsula
( )
90.0
January 22
5
7.4
0
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
Japan , off northeast coast of Hokkaido
( )
250.0
September 1
6
7.3
0
Russia , 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
Japan , Volcano Islands
( )
450.0
July 11
9
7.2
557
Italy , Calabria
XI (Extreme )
15.0
September 8
9
7.2
0
Japan , off south coast of Honshu
( )
250.0
October 24
14
7.1
0
Tonga
( )
0.0
June 30
14
7.1
57
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
Japan , Hiroshima Prefecture , Honshu
( )
55.0
June 2
17
7.0
0
Tonga
( )
0.0
June 14
17
7.0
0
Mongolia 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 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 2
February
February Strongest magnitude 7.2 Mw United States Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 3
March
March Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw New Zealand Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 2
April
April Strongest magnitude 7.9 Mw India Deadliest 7.9 Mw India 19,000 deaths Total fatalities 19,000 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 3
May
June
June Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw Tonga Deadliest 6.6 Mw Albania 120 deaths Total fatalities 131 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 1
July
July Strongest magnitude 8.3 Mw Mongolia 2 events Deadliest 7.1 Mw Japan 57 deaths Total fatalities 57 8.0–8.9 2 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 2
August
August Strongest magnitude 6.6 Mw China Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 1
September
September Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw 2 events Deadliest 7.2 Mw Italy 557 deaths Total fatalities 557 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 1
October
October Strongest magnitude 7.2 Mw Japan Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 1
November
November Strongest magnitude 7.4 Mw Greece Deadliest 5.0 Mw China 13 deaths Total fatalities 13 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 0 5.0–5.9 1
December
December Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw Mexico Deadliest 6.8 Mw Turkey 101 deaths Total fatalities 101 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 3
References
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . January 13, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: COSTA RICA: PUNTARENAS" . National Geophysical Data Center . January 20, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . January 22, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . February 14, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . February 17, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . February 19, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . February 27, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 4, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 4, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 18, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 18, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 22, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 7.9 - Himachal Pradesh, India" . United States Geological Survey . April 4, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: INDIA: KANGRA" . National Geophysical Data Center . April 4, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: TURKEY" . National Geophysical Data Center . April 15, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . April 19, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . April 26, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . May 18, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: SHKODER" . National Geophysical Data Center . June 1, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . June 2, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: JAPAN: AKI" . National Geophysical Data Center . June 2, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . June 14, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . June 30, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 6, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Tsunami Event: JAPAN: OFF FUKUSHIMA" . National Geophysical Data Center . July 6, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 6, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 8.3 - central Mongolia" . United States Geological Survey . July 9, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 11, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 11, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 14, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 8.3 - western Mongolia" . United States Geological Survey . July 23, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . August 25, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . September 1, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 7.2 - Sicily, Italy" . United States Geological Survey . September 8, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: ITALY: MONTELEONE, TROPEA, MONTE PORO" . National Geophysical Data Center . September 8, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . September 15, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . September 26, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 6.4 - Georgia (Sak'art'velo)" . United States Geological Survey . October 21, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "On-Line Bulletin 1905" . International Seismological Centre . October 24, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: CHINA: SICHUAN PROVINCE" . National Geophysical Data Center . November 8, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 7.4 - Aegean Sea" . United States Geological Survey . November 8, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: GREECE: AEGEAN SEA" . National Geophysical Data Center . November 8, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "M 6.8 - eastern Turkey" . United States Geological Survey . December 4, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: TURKEY: PUTURGE,CELIKHAN,RUMKALE" . National Geophysical Data Center . December 4, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: W. LUZON ISLAND: TUBURAN" . National Geophysical Data Center . December 8, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . December 10, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . December 17, 1905. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .