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.
Earthquakes in 1922 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1922
Strongest magnitude Chile, Atacama Region November 11 (Magnitude 8.5) Deadliest Chile, Atacama Region , November 11 (Magnitude 8.5) 700 deaths Total fatalities 710 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 11 6.0–6.9 45 5.0–5.9 0
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
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
January Strongest magnitude 7.9 Mw Peru Total fatalities 0 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 Strongest magnitude 6.4 Mw Nicaragua Deadliest 6.3 Mw Philippines 5 deaths Total fatalities 5 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 Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw 2 events Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 3
May Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Dutch East Indies Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 5
June Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Mexico Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 2
July Strongest magnitude 6.8 Mw United States Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 4
August Strongest magnitude 6.8 Mw Philippines Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 6
September Strongest magnitude 7.7 Mw Taiwan Deadliest 7.7 Mw Taiwan 5 deaths Total fatalities 5 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 Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw Peru Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 3
November Strongest magnitude 8.5 Mw Chile Deadliest 8.5 Mw Chile 700 deaths Total fatalities 700 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 2
December Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw Afghanistan Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 7
^ "M 6.7 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey . January 1, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
^ "M 6.8 – near the coast of southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey . January 6, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
^ "M 7.9 – northern Peru" . United States Geological Survey . January 17, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
^ "M 6.9 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea" . United States Geological Survey . January 19, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: BISMARCK SEA" . National Geophysical Data Center . January 19, 1922. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . January 22, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ a b c Martin, Stacey Servito; Wang, Yu; Muzli, Muzli; Wei, Shengji (May 27, 2020). "The 1922 Peninsula Malaysia Earthquakes: Rare Intraplate Seismicity within the Sundaland Block in Southeast Asia" . Seismological Research Letters . doi :10.1785/0220200052 . ISSN 0895-0695 .
^ "M 7.4 – off the coast of Northern California" . United States Geological Survey . January 31, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN" . National Geophysical Data Center . January 31, 1922. Retrieved June 23, 2018 .
^ "M 6.4 – near the coast of Nicaragua" . United States Geological Survey . February 16, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: NICARAGUA" . National Geophysical Data Center . February 16, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: CEBU ISLAND, MACTAN ISLAND" . National Geophysical Data Center . February 27, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: SIATON,ZAMBOANGUITA" . National Geophysical Data Center . March 1, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 4, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "M 6.5 – Greater Los Angeles area, California" . United States Geological Survey . March 10, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 10, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . March 28, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "M 6.5 – Unimak Island region, Alaska" . United States Geological Survey . April 2, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "M 6.9 – near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey . April 5, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "M 6.5 – Jan Mayen Island region" . United States Geological Survey . April 8, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "M 6.5 – east of the Kuril Islands" . United States Geological Survey . April 25, 1922. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . April 26, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – Myanmar" . United States Geological Survey . May 2, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.6 – Kuril Islands" . United States Geological Survey . May 4, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 7.0 – Sumbawa region, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey . May 9, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "On-Line Bulletin" . International Seismological Centre . May 11, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – southeast of the Loyalty Islands" . United States Geological Survey . May 12, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.5 – Hokkaido, Japan region" . United States Geological Survey . May 15, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.5 – Philippine Islands region" . United States Geological Survey . June 2, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 7.0 – Gulf of California" . United States Geological Survey . June 12, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M6.8 – Alaska Peninsula" . United States Geological Survey . July 2, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 5, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 10, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . July 11, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.4 – eastern Mediterranean Sea" . United States Geological Survey . August 11, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – Dodecanese Islands, Greece" . United States Geological Survey . August 13, 1922. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . August 14, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" . United States Geological Survey . August 16, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – Russia-Mongolia border region" . United States Geological Survey . August 25, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.8 – Mindoro, Philippines" . United States Geological Survey . August 29, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 7.7 – Taiwan" . United States Geological Survey . September 1, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: TAIWAN" . National Geophysical Data Center . September 1, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . September 4, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 7.0 – Taiwan region" . United States Geological Survey . September 14, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . October 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: PERU: CARAVELI" . National Geophysical Data Center . October 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 7.0 – Taiwan" . United States Geological Survey . October 14, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.6 – southern Xinjiang, China" . United States Geological Survey . October 16, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.4 – Andaman Islands, India region" . United States Geological Survey . October 17, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . October 24, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: RUSSIA: KURIL ISLANDS" . National Geophysical Data Center . October 24, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – Taiwan" . United States Geological Survey . October 27, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 7.0 – offshore Atacama, Chile" . United States Geological Survey . November 7, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 8.5 – Atacama, Chile" . United States Geological Survey . November 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: CHILE: ATACAMA" . National Geophysical Data Center . November 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Tsunami Event: NORTHERN CHILE" . National Geophysical Data Center . November 11, 1922. Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
^ "M 6.7 – Atacama, Chile" . United States Geological Survey . November 11, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.8 – offshore Coquimbo, Chile" . United States Geological Survey . November 17, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . December 6, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – Kyushu, Japan" . United States Geological Survey . December 7, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Centennial Earthquake Catalog" . United States Geological Survey . December 8, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.7 – Hokkaido, Japan region" . United States Geological Survey . December 8, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "On-Line Bulletin" . International Seismological Centre . December 17, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "On-Line Bulletin" . International Seismological Centre . December 18, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "Significant Earthquake: SE. NEW ZEALAND" . National Geophysical Data Center . December 25, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ "M 6.9 – Kuril Islands" . United States Geological Survey . December 31, 1922. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .