List of earthquakes in 1922

Earthquakes in 1922

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1922 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Chile, Atacama Region November 11 (Magnitude 8.5)
Deadliest	Chile, Atacama Region, November 11 (Magnitude 8.5) 700 deaths
Total fatalities	710
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	11
6.0–6.9	45
5.0–5.9	0
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1922. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they 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. The dominant event of the year both in terms of magnitude and death toll was in Chile. In November a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck the Atacama Region. This was one of the largest events of the 20th century. In spite of the magnitude only 700 deaths were caused. Peru, Russia and Taiwan had several magnitude 7.0+ events.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	700	8.5	Chile, Atacama Region	XI (Extreme)	70.0	November 11

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.5	700	Chile, Atacama Region	XI (Extreme)	70.0	November 11
2	7.9	0	Peru, Loreto Region	( )	475.0	January 17
3	7.6	0	Peru, Arequipa Region	VII (Very strong)	160.0	October 11
= 4	7.3	0	United States, off the coast of northern California	( )	15.0	January 31
= 4	7.3	0	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	( )	35.0	October 24
= 4	7.3	0	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	( )	239.9	December 6
= 5	7.1	0	Russian SFSR, Kamchatka Krai	( )	241.4	March 4
= 5	7.1	0	Bolivia, Potosi Department	( )	136.4	March 28
= 5	7.1	5	Taiwan, east of	( )	20.0	September 1
= 6	7.0	0	Dutch East Indies, west of Sumba	( )	35.0	May 9
= 6	7.0	0	Taiwan, Hsinchu County	( )	15.0	October 14
= 6	7.0	0	Chile, off the coast of Atacama Region	( )	25.0	November 7

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.9 Mw Peru
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [1]	Fiji	6.7	15.0
6 [2]	Peru, off the southern coast of	6.8	15.0	V
17 [3]	Peru, Loreto Region	7.9	475.0	IV
19 [4] [5]	New Guinea, Western Province (Papua New Guinea)	6.9	15.0	VIII	Some homes were destroyed.
22 [6]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.5	35.0
31 [7]	Malaya, Peninsula	5.4			Rare and widely felt earthquake from Singapore in the south to Taiping in the north. Minor damage at Muar. [7] Magnitude estimated from felt intensities. [7]
31 [8] [9]	United States, off the coast of northern California	7.4	15.0	V	Some damage was reported.

February

February

Strongest magnitude	6.4 Mw Nicaragua
Deadliest	6.3 Mw Philippines 5 deaths
Total fatalities	5
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
16 [10] [11]	Nicaragua, off the west coast of	6.4	25.0	V	Major damage was reported.
27 [12]	Philippines, east of Cebu	6.3	0.0		5 people were killed and some damage was caused.	5

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw 2 events
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [13]	Philippines, south of Negros (island)	6.0	0.0	VIII	Some homes were damaged.
4 [14]	Russian SFSR, Kamchatka Krai	7.1	241.4
10 [15]	United States, southern California	6.5	10.0	IX
10 [16]	Fiji, south of	6.6	570.0
28 [17]	Bolivia, Potosi Department	7.1	136.4

April

April

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw   Dutch East Indies
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [18]	United States, south of Unimak Island	6.5	35.0	I
5 [19]	Dutch East Indies, off the north coast of Papua (province)	6.9	25.0	VI
8 [20]	Norway, west of Jan Mayen Island	6.4	15.0
25 [21]	Russian SFSR, east of the Kuril Islands	6.6	15.0
26 [22]	Japan, Uraga Channel, Honshu	6.8	35.0

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw Dutch East Indies
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	5

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [23]	British Burma, Shan State	6.7	35.0	VII
4 [24]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	6.6	15.0
9 [25]	Dutch East Indies, Sumba	7.0	35.0	VI
11 [26]	east of the Windward Islands	6.0	35.0
12 [27]	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands	6.7	25.0
15 [28]	Japan, southeast of Hokkaido	6.5	30.0	IV

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw Mexico
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [29]	Philippines, east of Mindanao	6.5	15.0	V
12 [30]	Mexico, southern Gulf of California	7.0	10.0	V

July

July

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw   United States
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [31]	United States, Alaska Peninsula	6.8	35.0	I
5 [32]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.5	35.0
10 [33]	Bolivia, Chuquisaca Department	6.6	667.1
11 [34]	Japan, Volcano Islands	6.6	35.0

August

August

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw Philippines
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
11 [35]	Greece, east of Crete	6.4	20.0	V
13 [36]	Greece, Dodecanese Islands	6.7	15.0	VI
14 [37]	Russian SFSR, Amur Oblast	6.6	15.0
16 [38]	Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka	6.7	45.0	VI
25 [39]	Mongolia, Uvs Province	6.7	10.0	VII
29 [40]	Philippines, Mindoro	6.8	15.0	VII

September

September

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw Taiwan
Deadliest	7.7 Mw Taiwan 5 deaths
Total fatalities	5
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [41] [42]	Taiwan, east of	7.7	20.0	VII	5 people were killed and another 7 were injured. 139 homes were destroyed.	5	7
4 [43]	Brazil, Acre (state)	6.7	635.8
14 [44]	Taiwan, east of	7.0	25.0	VI

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw Peru
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
11 [45] [46]	Peru, Arequipa Region	7.6	160.0	VII	Many homes were damaged or destroyed in the area.
14 [47]	Taiwan, Hsinchu County	7.0	15.0	VII
16 [48]	China, southern Xinjiang Province	6.6	10.0	VII
17 [49]	India, Andaman Sea	6.4	20.0
24 [50] [51]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	7.3	35.0		Some damage was reported.
27 [52]	Taiwan, Hualien County	6.7	15.0	VII

November

November

Strongest magnitude	8.5 Mw Chile
Deadliest	8.5 Mw Chile 700 deaths
Total fatalities	700
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
7 [53]	Chile, Atacama Region	7.0	25.0	VI
11 [54] [55] [56]	Chile, Atacama Region	8.5	70.0	XI	Due to the 1922 Vallenar earthquake 700 people lost their lives. Most (500) were from the earthquake but a fair proportion (200) were due to a tsunami. Many homes were destroyed.	700
11 [57]	Chile, Atacama Region	6.7	35.0	VII	Aftershock.
17 [58]	Chile, off the coast of Coquimbo Region	6.8	15.0	V	Aftershock.

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw Afghanistan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	7

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
6 [59]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	7.3	239.9
7 [60]	Japan, off the west coast of Kyushu	6.7	15.0	VI
8 [61]	Japan, off the west coast of Kyushu	6.5	5.0		Aftershock.
8 [62]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.7	15.0	VI
17 [63]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.2	210.0
18 [64]	United States, north of Puerto Rico	6.2	35.0
25 [65]	New Zealand, Canterbury region, South Island	6.3	0.0	VII	Unknown depth.
31 [66]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	6.9	35.0

References

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2. "M 6.8 – near the coast of southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. January 6, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
3. "M 7.9 – northern Peru". United States Geological Survey. January 17, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
4. "M 6.9 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. January 19, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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11. "Significant Earthquake: NICARAGUA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 16, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
12. "Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: CEBU ISLAND, MACTAN ISLAND". National Geophysical Data Center. February 27, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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46. "Significant Earthquake: PERU: CARAVELI". National Geophysical Data Center. October 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
47. "M 7.0 – Taiwan". United States Geological Survey. October 14, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
48. "M 6.6 – southern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. October 16, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
49. "M 6.4 – Andaman Islands, India region". United States Geological Survey. October 17, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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51. "Significant Earthquake: RUSSIA: KURIL ISLANDS". National Geophysical Data Center. October 24, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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53. "M 7.0 – offshore Atacama, Chile". United States Geological Survey. November 7, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
54. "M 8.5 – Atacama, Chile". United States Geological Survey. November 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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65. "Significant Earthquake: SE. NEW ZEALAND". National Geophysical Data Center. December 25, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
66. "M 6.9 – Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. December 31, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015.