Earthquake archive

1922 Earthquakes

Name: 1922 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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81 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1922, the largest a M8.5 near 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile.

← 1921 1923 →

Total M4.5+

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.5

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1922

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.5
94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile
November 11, 1922 · 70 km deep
27.9
143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru
January 17, 1922 · 475 km deep
37.7
50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
September 1, 1922 · 20 km deep
47.4
123 km W of Big Lagoon, California
January 31, 1922 · 15 km deep
57.2
35 km N of El Cardo, Peru
October 11, 1922 · 75 km deep
67.0
111 km SSW of Altata, Mexico
June 12, 1922 · 10 km deep
77.0
118 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile
November 7, 1922 · 25 km deep
87.0
39 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan
September 14, 1922 · 25 km deep
97.0
84 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
May 9, 1922 · 35 km deep
107.0
30 km S of Daxi, Taiwan
October 14, 1922 · 15 km deep
116.9
105 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
January 19, 1922 · 15 km deep
126.9
148 km E of Biak, Indonesia
April 5, 1922 · 25 km deep
136.9
243 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
December 31, 1922 · 35 km deep
146.8
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
January 9, 1922 · 10 km deep
156.8
73 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
July 2, 1922 · 35 km deep
166.8
15 km WNW of Santa Fe, Philippines
August 29, 1922 · 15 km deep
176.8
121 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
November 17, 1922 · 15 km deep
186.8
56 km W of Yonakuni, Japan
September 16, 1922 · 35 km deep
196.8
82 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru
January 6, 1922 · 15 km deep
206.7
75 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
August 16, 1922 · 45 km deep
216.7
34 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan
September 17, 1922 · 35 km deep
226.7
33 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
August 13, 1922 · 15 km deep
236.7
92 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
November 11, 1922 · 35 km deep
246.7
244 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
May 12, 1922 · 25 km deep
256.7
79 km NNW of Pai, Thailand
May 2, 1922 · 35 km deep
266.7
42 km SE of Mugur-Aksy, Russia
August 25, 1922 · 10 km deep
276.7
45 km E of Mutsu, Japan
December 8, 1922 · 15 km deep
286.7
22 km SW of Nagasaki, Japan
December 7, 1922 · 15 km deep
296.7
139 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
January 1, 1922 · 15 km deep
306.7
6 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 27, 1922 · 15 km deep
316.6
east of the Kuril Islands
April 26, 1922 · 15 km deep
326.6
southern Xinjiang, China
October 16, 1922 · 10 km deep
336.6
110 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
January 22, 1922 · 15 km deep
346.6
Kuril Islands
May 4, 1922 · 15 km deep
356.6
72 km SW of Carahue, Chile
March 12, 1922 · 35 km deep
366.5
116 km E of Baluntaicun, China
September 29, 1922 · 15 km deep
376.5
59 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
April 2, 1922 · 35 km deep
386.5
248 km SW of Bluff, New Zealand
February 15, 1922 · 15 km deep
396.5
26 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan
September 17, 1922 · 15 km deep
406.5
1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake
March 10, 1922 · 0 km deep
416.5
149 km W of Kigoma, Tanzania
April 16, 1922 · 15 km deep
426.5
130 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
May 15, 1922 · 30 km deep
436.5
42 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan
December 2, 1922 · 35 km deep
446.5
71 km E of Baculin, Philippines
June 2, 1922 · 15 km deep
456.4
151 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
April 25, 1922 · 35 km deep
466.4
69 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
September 11, 1922 · 35 km deep
476.4
16 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
April 8, 1922 · 15 km deep
486.4
10 km W of Wao, Philippines
July 13, 1922 · 15 km deep
496.4
Mid-Indian Ridge
February 14, 1922 · 10 km deep
506.4
Andaman Islands, India region
October 17, 1922 · 20 km deep
516.4
19 km SW of Tola, Nicaragua
February 16, 1922 · 25 km deep
526.4
64 km NNW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
December 17, 1922 · 10 km deep
536.4
105 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
May 11, 1922 · 15 km deep
546.4
142 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
April 11, 1922 · 35 km deep
556.4
52 km SSE of Fry, Greece
August 11, 1922 · 20 km deep
566.3
144 km W of Paracas, Peru
April 6, 1922 · 15 km deep
576.3
86 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
December 25, 1922 · 15 km deep
586.3
49 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines
June 27, 1922 · 35 km deep
596.3
9 km W of Kawasaki, Japan
April 26, 1922 · 35 km deep
606.3
16 km NW of Honmachi, Japan
December 8, 1922 · 10 km deep
616.3
71 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
September 6, 1922 · 13 km deep
626.3
58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
December 18, 1922 · 15 km deep
636.2
Carlsberg Ridge
September 8, 1922 · 10 km deep
646.2
east of the Kuril Islands
May 5, 1922 · 15 km deep
656.2
6 km S of Bangad, Philippines
April 23, 1922 · 35 km deep
666.2
6 km E of Kamaishi, Japan
July 5, 1922 · 35 km deep
676.2
17 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
November 26, 1922 · 35 km deep
686.2
141 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
June 5, 1922 · 35 km deep
696.2
143 km WSW of Basco, Philippines
May 16, 1922 · 35 km deep
706.2
168 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
April 8, 1922 · 30 km deep
716.1
245 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
November 8, 1922 · 10 km deep
726.1
292 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
August 11, 1922 · 15 km deep
736.1
187 km NW of Constitución, Chile
May 21, 1922 · 15 km deep
746.1
57 km ENE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
May 11, 1922 · 15 km deep
756.1
35 km WNW of Douliu, Taiwan
May 22, 1922 · 15 km deep
766.1
Kuril Islands
May 6, 1922 · 15 km deep
776.1
12 km ESE of Tainan, Taiwan
April 7, 1922 · 15 km deep
786.1
23 km W of Taoyuan City, Taiwan
October 14, 1922 · 15 km deep
796.0
12 km SE of Abou el Hassan, Algeria
August 25, 1922 · 10 km deep
806.0
170 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
June 12, 1922 · 10 km deep
816.0
153 km WNW of Indianola, California
January 26, 1922 · 0 km deep