South America Travel

  1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. South America Travel

2005 Earthquake Count in South American Area: April through June

Quakes April - June 2005

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: 544

See Earthquakes January through March, 2005

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. 6.0 2005/06/30 21:26:35 8.398 -82.861 28.2 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
    2. 2.7 2005/06/30 18:29:17 17.898 -65.690 5.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
    3. 4.5 2005/06/30 11:27:38 -1.625 -77.496 175.5 ECUADOR
    4. 3.5 2005/06/30 09:06:43 17.777 -68.614 22.7 MONA PASSAGE
    5. 3.4 2005/06/30 07:54:47 18.890 -67.310 8.7 MONA PASSAGE
    6. 3.4 2005/06/29 14:50:31 19.145 -65.464 76.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
    7. 2.6 2005/06/29 04:11:20 17.770 -66.653 10.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
    8. 2.5 2005/06/29 02:49:14 18.341 -66.199 26.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
    9. 3.1 2005/06/29 00:18:56 17.993 -67.649 130.3 MONA PASSAGE
    10. 4.5 2005/06/28 14:25:59 7.968 -69.815 10.0 APURE, VENEZUELA
    11. 4.6 2005/06/28 06:10:31 -19.717 -68.699 103.1 TARAPACA, CHILE
    12. 4.2 2005/06/27 18:06:06 -23.263 -66.483 205.9 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
    13. 5.2 2005/06/27 14:05:08 7.329 -35.020 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
    14. 3.6 2005/06/27 07:29:52 18.108 -67.960 99.6 MONA PASSAGE
    15. 4.3 2005/06/27 06:05:51 13.142 -88.912 114.4 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
    16. 4.9 2005/06/27 00:53:44 -19.563 -69.636 37.4 TARAPACA, CHILE
    17. 2.6 2005/06/26 18:22:45 17.846 -67.075 36.2 MONA PASSAGE
    18. 5.2 2005/06/25 08:25:28 11.561 -87.071 33.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
    19. 3.1 2005/06/24 22:48:47 18.747 -65.468 12.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
    20. 4.7 2005/06/24 16:46:50 -57.544 -25.207 11.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
    21. 4.1 2005/06/24 13:44:11 -23.889 -66.384 198.8 SALTA, ARGENTINA
    22. 4.9 2005/06/24 13:11:48 -5.884 -80.991 25.3 NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN PERU
    23. 2.5 2005/06/23 23:05:05 18.563 -66.778 19.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
    24. 4.6 2005/06/22 19:22:53 -19.943 -68.488 150.5 POTOSI, BOLIVIA
    25. 2.9 2005/06/22 16:06:26 18.236 -68.126 87.9 MONA PASSAGE
    26. 3.1 2005/06/22 15:27:58 19.677 -66.393 34.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
    27. 3.2 2005/06/21 22:49:43 19.217 -68.344 9.2 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
    28. 3.3 2005/06/21 18:46:38 18.392 -67.341 103.6 MONA PASSAGE
    29. 4.5 2005/06/21 17:04:32 12.793 -88.992 30.0 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
    30. 5.0 2005/06/21 10:03:53 -1.688 -77.741 163.6 ECUADOR
    31. 4.0 2005/06/21 09:14:05 9.515 -84.234 1.4 COSTA RICA
    32. 4.0 2005/06/21 08:36:51 -22.700 -69.950 50.0 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
    33. 5.6 2005/06/21 05:11:18 -19.968 -68.661 106.0 TARAPACA, CHILE
    34. 4.0 2005/06/21 01:26:27 9.217 -84.330 14.1 COSTA RICA
    35. 2.7 2005/06/20 20:00:53 18.593 -65.838 69.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
    36. 4.0 2005/06/20 17:58:16 -1.502 -77.554 182.9 ECUADOR
    37. 2.9 2005/06/20 13:37:32 18.967 -66.624 80.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
    38. 4.3 2005/06/20 06:32:10 -32.850 -68.310 10.0 MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
    39. 3.6 2005/06/17 01:22:39 18.886 -64.386 41.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    40. 2.7 2005/06/16 22:19:17 18.898 -66.998 4.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
    41. 2.8 2005/06/16 15:38:38 18.808 -67.341 6.6 MONA PASSAGE
    42. 4.1 2005/06/16 08:26:13 -20.003 -68.850 119.1 TARAPACA, CHILE
    43. 4.3 2005/06/15 23:21:28 -20.148 -68.728 121.6 POTOSI, BOLIVIA
    44. 6.5 2005/06/15 19:52:24 -44.975 -80.568 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE
    45. 3.5 2005/06/15 18:07:25 19.245 -66.652 18.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
    46. 3.1 2005/06/15 02:40:55 19.124 -67.069 18.2 MONA PASSAGE
    47. 2.6 2005/06/15 01:09:22 18.974 -66.986 39.1 PUERTO RICO REGION

    • Explore South America Travel

    More from About.com

    Browse All About.com

    South America Travel

    1. Home
    2. Travel
    3. South America Travel
    4. Geography
    5. Earthquakes
    6. 2005 Earthquake Count in South American Area: April through June

    ©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

    All rights reserved.