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2005 Earthquake Count in South American Area: January through March

By Bonnie Hamre, About.com

The following information is taken from the Earthquakes Hazard program maintained by USGS and mapped on S. America map area which includes the South American continent, the Caribbean and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans nearest the continent.

Earthquake information is added weekly. Number of earthquakes, listed by the USG, since January 1, 2005: 288

Earthquake Rating:

  • Micro: Under 2 - Generally not felt
  • Minor: Less than 3.5 - Generally not felt, but recorded
  • Light: 3.5-5.4 - Often felt, but rarely causes damage
  • Moderate: Under 6.0 - At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions
  • Strong: 6.1-6.9 - Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers across where people live
  • Major: 7.0-7.9 - Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas
  • Great: 8 or greater - Great earthquake. Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometers across.

    If you felt one of the following earthquakes, please select the country and record your experience Did You Feel It? questionnaire. Your answers will add to the universal knowledge of earthquakes, damage and preparedness.

    NUMBER MAG     DATE     UTC-TIME     LAT     LON     DEPTH     region
                  y/m/d          h:m:s   deg     deg         km

    1. 5.2 2005/03/31 21:52:32 -23.203 -63.784 10.0 SALTA, ARGENTINA
    2. 5.1 2005/03/31 16:33:41 -23.510 -64.518 35.0 SALTA, ARGENTINA
    3. 4.6 2005/03/31 15:39:54 16.336 -98.037 25.0 OAXACA, MEXICO
    4. 4.2 2005/03/31 10:32:18 -20.602 -68.891 101.7 TARAPACA, CHILE
    5. 4.4 2005/03/31 01:19:53 -57.857 -25.113 35.0 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
    6. 5.1 2005/03/30 23:31:23 -35.237 -70.998 90.3 MAULE, CHILE
    7. 4.6 2005/03/30 22:41:40 -35.451 -70.991 117.0 MAULE, CHILE
    8. 4.5 2005/03/30 18:40:32 12.895 -88.728 66.5 OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
    9. 4.4 2005/03/30 16:56:47 -20.131 -70.410 84.7 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
    10. 4.7 2005/03/30 07:55:22 -45.658 -76.790 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE
    11. 4.4 2005/03/29 22:11:08 -38.901 -75.105 28.7 OFF THE COAST OF ARAUCANIA, CHILE
    12. 5.1 2005/03/29 16:38:23 -33.643 -71.983 33.5 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
    13. 4.2 2005/03/29 03:49:47 -17.471 -69.211 175.1 LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
    14. 5.1 2005/03/28 13:46:53 12.570 -86.904 169.1 NICARAGUA
    15. 4.5 2005/03/28 00:45:06 9.720 -69.910 10.4 LARA - PORTUGUESA REGION, VENEZUELA
    16. 5.1 2005/03/28 00:01:30 -0.270 -20.732 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
    17. 3.3 2005/03/27 23:35:34 19.013 -65.439 24.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
    18. 3.3 2005/03/27 22:12:58 19.342 -64.861 24.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    19. 3.4 2005/03/27 21:57:14 18.817 -64.301 25.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    20. 2.5 2005/03/27 19:53:49 17.873 -66.009 11.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
    21. 4.6 2005/03/25 06:43:10 -14.441 -75.568 107.5 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
    22. 5.0 2005/03/25 03:54:27 -20.253 -68.826 95.9 TARAPACA, CHILE
    23. 4.7 2005/03/25 00:07:21 -20.066 -70.405 57.8 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
    24. 5.5 2005/03/24 07:33:51 7.117 -34.074 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
    25. 5.0 2005/03/24 06:08:37 -55.950 -27.082 53.4 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
    26. 5.1 2005/03/23 21:12:00 -11.600 -56.776 10.0 MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL
    27. 4.7 2005/03/23 11:32:07 -14.774 -76.263 22.5 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
    28. 3.3 2005/03/23 11:16:23 19.358 -64.988 25.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    29. 4.3 2005/03/23 07:45:28 -23.225 -66.589 195.5 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
    30. 4.6 2005/03/22 16:20:55 10.410 -62.390 8.5 NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA
    31. 4.3 2005/03/22 16:04:10 -33.225 -72.286 34.2 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
    32. 4.1 2005/03/22 11:41:48 -20.075 -68.796 123.6 TARAPACA, CHILE
    33. 4.6 2005/03/22 00:28:29 -14.650 -76.080 41.0 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
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