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2005 Earthquake Count in South American Area: October through December
Quakes October through December

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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: 1017

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  • Earthquakes January through March, 2005
  • Earthquakes April through June, 2005
  • Earthquakes July through September, 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.

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

    1. 5.7 2005/12/30 18:26:44 7.535 -82.222 10.0 SOUTH OF PANAMA
    2. 4.5 2005/12/30 11:40:22 -10.230 -78.222 55.0 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
    3. 3.3 2005/12/30 02:04:21 17.959 -66.114 18.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
    4. 2.6 2005/12/29 04:06:10 17.720 -66.937 12.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
    5. 5.1 2005/12/28 15:27:55 9.772 -84.278 72.9 COSTA RICA
    6. 5.0 2005/12/28 12:21:58 -19.848 -68.769 104.0 TARAPACA, CHILE
    7. 3.3 2005/12/27 23:27:32 18.284 -66.243 127.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
    8. 3.4 2005/12/27 21:10:57 18.214 -67.878 106.9 MONA PASSAGE
    9. 4.5 2005/12/27 17:02:29 -12.253 -76.755 97.6 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
    10. 2.7 2005/12/27 08:35:08 17.952 -66.503 13.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
    11. 4.6 2005/12/27 05:58:49 -32.391 -71.322 65.2 VALPARAISO, CHILE
    12. 3.2 2005/12/27 01:38:05 18.963 -65.132 25.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
    13. 4.8 2005/12/26 23:37:30 5.093 -75.780 124.2 COLOMBIA
    14. 3.7 2005/12/26 18:38:18 19.492 -68.874 13.7 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
    15. 3.3 2005/12/26 10:10:38 18.917 -65.251 20.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
    16. 5.2 2005/12/26 00:56:11 -38.936 -73.198 29.9 ARAUCANIA, CHILE
    17. 5.7 2005/12/23 21:47:28 -1.439 -77.525 193.8 ECUADOR
    18. 5.4 2005/12/23 18:03:59 8.074 -37.988 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
    19. 3.1 2005/12/23 05:29:36 19.431 -67.182 40.2 MONA PASSAGE
    20. 3.5 2005/12/23 01:12:18 19.548 -67.210 20.0 MONA PASSAGE
    21. 3.8 2005/12/22 16:06:02 18.137 -68.194 118.1 MONA PASSAGE
    22. 3.4 2005/12/22 10:52:58 19.381 -64.861 39.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    23. 3.3 2005/12/22 07:01:32 18.988 -64.767 6.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    24. 4.0 2005/12/22 05:32:12 18.325 -68.731 172.8 MONA PASSAGE
    25. 3.0 2005/12/22 04:22:49 18.351 -67.415 5.0 MONA PASSAGE
    26. 4.5 2005/12/22 03:13:50 -7.112 -76.000 108.4 NORTHERN PERU
    27. 3.2 2005/12/22 02:01:49 19.122 -66.511 25.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
    28. 5.2 2005/12/21 23:31:37 -23.852 -66.685 175.4 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
    29. 3.0 2005/12/21 22:32:23 19.078 -64.781 7.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    30. 4.9 2005/12/21 22:19:46 -42.811 -74.175 25.8 OFFSHORE LOS LAGOS, CHILE
    31. 4.2 2005/12/21 19:18:33 12.521 -87.073 71.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
    32. 6.0 2005/12/21 14:32:39 6.584 -82.673 10.0 SOUTH OF PANAMA
    33. 3.1 2005/12/21 09:13:31 18.997 -65.012 29.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
    34. 3.2 2005/12/21 09:09:49 18.994 -65.017 31.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
    35. 3.2 2005/12/21 09:07:10 18.921 -64.998 47.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS
    36. 3.4 2005/12/21 08:07:06 18.198 -68.061 98.4 MONA PASSAGE
    37. 3.5 2005/12/21 04:05:04 17.688 -68.174 25.3 MONA PASSAGE
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