List of earthquakes in 1922 explained

Year:1922
Location Map:Earth
Largest:Chile, Atacama Region November 11 (Magnitude 8.5)
Deadliest:Chile, Atacama Region, November 11 (Magnitude 8.5) 700 deaths
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

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

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
1Chile, Atacama Region
2Peru, Loreto Region
3Peru, Arequipa Region
= 4United States, off the coast of northern California
= 4Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands
= 4Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province
= 5Russian SFSR, Kamchatka Krai
= 5Bolivia, Potosi Department
= 5Taiwan, east of
= 6Dutch East Indies, west of Sumba
= 6Taiwan, Hsinchu County
= 6Chile, off the coast of Atacama Region

Notable events

January

Month:January
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:4
Largest:7.9 Mw Peru
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[1] Fiji 6.7 15.0
[2] Peru, off the southern coast of 6.8 15.0
[3] 7.9 475.0
[4] [5] 6.9 15.0 Some homes were destroyed.
[6] 6.5 35.0
31[7] Malaya, Peninsula5.4Rare and widely felt earthquake from Singapore in the south to Taiping in the north. Minor damage at Muar. Magnitude estimated from felt intensities.
[8] [9] United States, off the coast of northern California 7.4 15.0 Some damage was reported.

February

Month:February
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:2
Largest:6.4 Mw Nicaragua
Deadliest:6.3 Mw Philippines
5 deaths
Fatalities:5
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[10] [11] Nicaragua, off the west coast of 6.4 25.0 Major damage was reported.
[12] 6.3 0.0 5 people were killed and some damage was caused. 5

March

Month:March
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:3
Largest:7.1 Mw 2 events
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[13] 6.0 0.0 Some homes were damaged.
[14] 7.1 241.4
[15] United States, southern California 6.5 10.0
[16] Fiji, south of 6.6 570.0
[17] 7.1 136.4

April

Month:April
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:5
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[18] 6.5 35.0
[19] 6.9 25.0
[20] 6.4 15.0
[21] 6.6 15.0
[22] 6.8 35.0

May

Month:May
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:5
Largest:7.0 Mw Dutch East Indies
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[23] 6.7 35.0
[24] 6.6 15.0
[25] 7.0 35.0
[26] 6.0 35.0
[27] 6.7 25.0
[28] 6.5 30.0

June

Month:June
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:2
Largest:7.0 Mw Mexico
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[29] 6.5 15.0
[30] 7.0 10.0

July

Month:July
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:4
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[31] 6.8 35.0
[32] 6.5 35.0
[33] 6.6 667.1
[34] 6.6 35.0

August

Month:August
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:6
Largest:6.8 Mw Philippines
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[35] 6.4 20.0
[36] 6.7 15.0
[37] 6.6 15.0
[38] 6.7 45.0
[39] 6.7 10.0
[40] 6.8 15.0

September

Month:September
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:1
Largest:7.7 Mw Taiwan
Deadliest:7.7 Mw Taiwan
5 deaths
Fatalities:5
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[41] [42] Taiwan, east of 7.7 20.0 5 people were killed and another 7 were injured. 139 homes were destroyed. 5 7
[43] 6.7 635.8
[44] Taiwan, east of 7.0 25.0

October

Month:October
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:3
6.0–6.9:3
Largest:7.6 Mw Peru
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[45] [46] 7.6 160.0 Many homes were damaged or destroyed in the area.
[47] 7.0 15.0
[48] 6.6 10.0
[49] 6.4 20.0
[50] [51] 7.3 35.0 Some damage was reported.
[52] 6.7 15.0

November

Month:November
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:2
Largest:8.5 Mw Chile
Deadliest:8.5 Mw Chile
700 deaths
Fatalities:700
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[53] 7.0 25.0
[54] [55] [56] 8.5 70.0 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
[57] 6.7 35.0 Aftershock.
[58] 6.8 15.0 Aftershock.

December

Month:December
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:7
Largest:7.3 Mw Afghanistan
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
[59] 7.3 239.9
[60] 6.7 15.0 1922 Shimabara earthquake
[61] 6.5 5.0 Aftershock.
[62] 6.7 15.0
[63] 6.2 210.0
[64] 6.2 35.0
[65] 6.3 0.0 Unknown depth.
[66] 6.9 35.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M 6.7 – Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. December 20, 2015 . January 1, 1922.
  2. Web site: M 6.8 – near the coast of southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. December 20, 2015 . January 6, 1922.
  3. Web site: M 7.9 – northern Peru. United States Geological Survey. December 20, 2015 . January 17, 1922.
  4. Web site: M 6.9 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. December 20, 2015 . January 19, 1922.
  5. Web site: Significant Earthquake: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: BISMARCK SEA. National Geophysical Data Center. December 20, 2015 . January 19, 1922.
  6. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . January 22, 1922.
  7. 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. en. 10.1785/0220200052. 0895-0695.
  8. Web site: M 7.4 – off the coast of Northern California. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . January 31, 1922.
  9. Web site: Significant Earthquake: CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN. National Geophysical Data Center. June 23, 2018 . January 31, 1922.
  10. Web site: M 6.4 – near the coast of Nicaragua. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . February 16, 1922.
  11. Web site: Significant Earthquake: NICARAGUA. National Geophysical Data Center. December 22, 2015 . February 16, 1922.
  12. Web site: Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: CEBU ISLAND, MACTAN ISLAND. National Geophysical Data Center. December 22, 2015 . February 27, 1922.
  13. Web site: Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: SIATON,ZAMBOANGUITA. National Geophysical Data Center. December 22, 2015 . March 1, 1922.
  14. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . March 4, 1922.
  15. Web site: M 6.5 – Greater Los Angeles area, California. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . March 10, 1922.
  16. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . March 10, 1922.
  17. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . March 28, 1922.
  18. Web site: M 6.5 – Unimak Island region, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . April 2, 1922.
  19. Web site: M 6.9 – near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . April 5, 1922.
  20. Web site: M 6.5 – Jan Mayen Island region. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . April 8, 1922.
  21. Web site: M 6.5 – east of the Kuril Islands. United States Geological Survey. December 22, 2015 . April 25, 1922.
  22. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . April 26, 1922.
  23. Web site: M 6.7 – Myanmar. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . May 2, 1922.
  24. Web site: M 6.6 – Kuril Islands. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . May 4, 1922.
  25. Web site: M 7.0 – Sumbawa region, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . May 9, 1922.
  26. Web site: On-Line Bulletin. International Seismological Centre. December 23, 2015 . May 11, 1922.
  27. Web site: M 6.7 – southeast of the Loyalty Islands. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . May 12, 1922.
  28. Web site: M 6.5 – Hokkaido, Japan region. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . May 15, 1922.
  29. Web site: M 6.5 – Philippine Islands region. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . June 2, 1922.
  30. Web site: M 7.0 – Gulf of California. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . June 12, 1922.
  31. Web site: M6.8 – Alaska Peninsula. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . July 2, 1922.
  32. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . July 5, 1922.
  33. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . July 10, 1922.
  34. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . July 11, 1922.
  35. Web site: M 6.4 – eastern Mediterranean Sea. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . August 11, 1922.
  36. Web site: M 6.7 – Dodecanese Islands, Greece. United States Geological Survey. December 23, 2015 . August 13, 1922.
  37. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . August 14, 1922.
  38. Web site: M 6.7 – off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . August 16, 1922.
  39. Web site: M 6.7 – Russia-Mongolia border region. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . August 25, 1922.
  40. Web site: M 6.8 – Mindoro, Philippines. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . August 29, 1922.
  41. Web site: M 7.7 – Taiwan. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . September 1, 1922.
  42. Web site: Significant Earthquake: TAIWAN. National Geophysical Data Center. December 24, 2015 . September 1, 1922.
  43. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . September 4, 1922.
  44. Web site: M 7.0 – Taiwan region. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . September 14, 1922.
  45. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . October 11, 1922.
  46. Web site: Significant Earthquake: PERU: CARAVELI. National Geophysical Data Center. December 24, 2015 . October 11, 1922.
  47. Web site: M 7.0 – Taiwan. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . October 14, 1922.
  48. Web site: M 6.6 – southern Xinjiang, China. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . October 16, 1922.
  49. Web site: M 6.4 – Andaman Islands, India region. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . October 17, 1922.
  50. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . October 24, 1922.
  51. Web site: Significant Earthquake: RUSSIA: KURIL ISLANDS. National Geophysical Data Center. December 24, 2015 . October 24, 1922.
  52. Web site: M 6.7 – Taiwan. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . October 27, 1922.
  53. Web site: M 7.0 – offshore Atacama, Chile. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . November 7, 1922.
  54. Web site: M 8.5 – Atacama, Chile. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . November 11, 1922.
  55. Web site: Significant Earthquake: CHILE: ATACAMA. National Geophysical Data Center. December 24, 2015 . November 11, 1922.
  56. Web site: Tsunami Event: NORTHERN CHILE. National Geophysical Data Center. June 30, 2018 . November 11, 1922.
  57. Web site: M 6.7 – Atacama, Chile. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . November 11, 1922.
  58. Web site: M 6.8 – offshore Coquimbo, Chile. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . November 17, 1922.
  59. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . December 6, 1922.
  60. Web site: M 6.7 – Kyushu, Japan. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . December 7, 1922.
  61. Web site: Centennial Earthquake Catalog. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . December 8, 1922.
  62. Web site: M 6.7 – Hokkaido, Japan region. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . December 8, 1922.
  63. Web site: On-Line Bulletin. International Seismological Centre. December 24, 2015 . December 17, 1922.
  64. Web site: On-Line Bulletin. International Seismological Centre. December 24, 2015 . December 18, 1922.
  65. Web site: Significant Earthquake: SE. NEW ZEALAND. National Geophysical Data Center. December 24, 2015 . December 25, 1922.
  66. Web site: M 6.9 – Kuril Islands. United States Geological Survey. December 24, 2015 . December 31, 1922.

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