List of earthquakes in 1922

Earthquakes in 1922
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest	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
	← 1921 1923 →

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.

StrongestChile, Atacama Region November 11 (Magnitude 8.5)

DeadliestChile, Atacama Region, November 11 (Magnitude 8.5) 700 deaths

Total fatalities710

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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

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	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.

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	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

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	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

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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