List of earthquakes in 1905


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.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth Date
1British RajMMI-ts|desc=1|Xnts|20.0dts|April 4nts|7.2

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth Date
10Qing DynastyMMI-ts|desc=1|nts|15.0dts|July 9nts|8.3