# List of earthquakes in 1922

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

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

### February

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

### March

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

### April

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

### May

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

### June

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 2 | Philippines, east of Mindanao | 6.5 | 15.0 | V | | | |
| 12 | Mexico, southern Gulf of California | 7.0 | 10.0 | V | | | |

### July

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 2 | United States, Alaska Peninsula | 6.8 | 35.0 | I | | | |
| 5 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.5 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 10 | Bolivia, Chuquisaca Department | 6.6 | 667.1 | | | | |
| 11 | Japan, Volcano Islands | 6.6 | 35.0 | | | | |

### August

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 11 | Greece, east of Crete | 6.4 | 20.0 | V | | | |
| 13 | Greece, Dodecanese Islands | 6.7 | 15.0 | VI | | | |
| 14 | Russian SFSR, Amur Oblast | 6.6 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 16 | Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka | 6.7 | 45.0 | VI | | | |
| 25 | Mongolia, Uvs Province | 6.7 | 10.0 | VII | | | |
| 29 | Philippines, Mindoro | 6.8 | 15.0 | VII | | | |

### September

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 1 | Taiwan, east of | 7.7 | 20.0 | VII | 5 people were killed and another 7 were injured. 139 homes were destroyed. | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Brazil, Acre (state) | 6.7 | 635.8 | | | | |
| 14 | Taiwan, east of | 7.0 | 25.0 | VI | | | |

### October

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

### November

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 7 | Chile, Atacama Region | 7.0 | 25.0 | VI | | | |
| 11 | 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 | Chile, Atacama Region | 6.7 | 35.0 | VII | Aftershock. | | |
| 17 | Chile, off the coast of Coquimbo Region | 6.8 | 15.0 | V | Aftershock. | | |

### December

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 6 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | 7.3 | 239.9 | | | | |
| 7 | Japan, off the west coast of Kyushu | 6.7 | 15.0 | VI | 1922 Shimabara earthquake | | |
| 8 | Japan, off the west coast of Kyushu | 6.5 | 5.0 | | Aftershock. | | |
| 8 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.7 | 15.0 | VI | | | |
| 17 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | 6.2 | 210.0 | | | | |
| 18 | United States, north of Puerto Rico | 6.2 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 25 | New Zealand, Canterbury region, South Island | 6.3 | 0.0 | VII | Unknown depth. | | |
| 31 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | 6.9 | 35.0 | | | | |