Earthquakes in 1922
The USGS located 102 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1922, 81 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 10 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M8.5 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile, Nov 10, 1922.
From the USGS catalog. Magnitude 4.5 and up worldwide, and 2.5 and up in the United States. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where the largest earthquakes of 1922 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1922, by magnitude.
- 8.594 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile · 70 km deepChile
- 7.9143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru · 475 km deepPeru
- 7.750 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 20 km deepTaiwan
- 7.4123 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15 km deepCalifornia
- 7.235 km N of El Cardo, Peru · 75 km deepPeru
- 7.0111 km SSW of Altata, Mexico · 10 km deepMexico
- 7.0118 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 25 km deepChile
- 7.039 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 25 km deepJapan
- 7.084 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia · 35 km deepIndonesia
- 7.030 km S of Daxi, Taiwan · 15 km deepTaiwan
- 6.9105 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 6.9148 km E of Biak, Indonesia · 25 km deepIndonesia
- 6.9243 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deepRussia
- 6.8northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 10 km deep
- 6.873 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 35 km deepAlaska
- 6.815 km WNW of Santa Fe, Philippines · 15 km deepPhilippines
- 6.8121 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 15 km deepChile
- 6.856 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deepJapan
- 6.882 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 15 km deepPeru
- 6.775 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 45 km deepRussia
- 6.734 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan · 35 km deepTaiwan
- 6.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15 km deepGreece
- 6.792 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 35 km deepChile
- 6.7244 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 25 km deepNew Caledonia
- 6.779 km NNW of Pai, Thailand · 35 km deepThailand
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1922 | 8 | 7.9 | 143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru |
| February 1922 | 5 | 6.5 | 248 km SW of Bluff, New Zealand |
| March 1922 | 8 | 6.6 | 72 km SW of Carahue, Chile |
| April 1922 | 13 | 6.9 | 148 km E of Biak, Indonesia |
| May 1922 | 12 | 7.0 | 84 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia |
| June 1922 | 7 | 7.0 | 111 km SSW of Altata, Mexico |
| July 1922 | 4 | 6.8 | 73 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska |
| August 1922 | 12 | 6.8 | 15 km WNW of Santa Fe, Philippines |
| September 1922 | 9 | 7.7 | 50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| October 1922 | 6 | 7.2 | 35 km N of El Cardo, Peru |
| November 1922 | 8 | 8.5 | 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile |
| December 1922 | 10 | 6.9 | 243 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia |
By state
Where the year’s United States quakes of magnitude 2.5 and up were located. A state with none that year is not listed.
By country
Where the year’s quakes of magnitude 4.5 and up were located. Quakes at sea, away from any country, are not counted here.
- Japan11 in 1922
- Taiwan9 in 1922
- Greece8 in 1922
- Chile7 in 1922
- Philippines6 in 1922
- Russia5 in 1922
- Indonesia4 in 1922
- Peru4 in 1922
- China2 in 1922
- Mexico2 in 1922
- New Caledonia2 in 1922
- New Zealand2 in 1922
- Serbia2 in 1922
- Albania1 in 1922
- Algeria1 in 1922
- Dominican Republic1 in 1922
- India1 in 1922
- Italy1 in 1922
- Nicaragua1 in 1922
- North Macedonia1 in 1922
- Papua New Guinea1 in 1922
- Saint Helena1 in 1922
- Solomon Islands1 in 1922
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen1 in 1922
- Tajikistan1 in 1922
- Tanzania1 in 1922
- Thailand1 in 1922
- Tonga1 in 1922
- Trinidad and Tobago1 in 1922
- Turkey1 in 1922
- Vanuatu1 in 1922
- Wallis and Futuna1 in 1922
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.