November 7, 1922 Earthquake: Northern, Chile
An earthquake struck Northern, Chile on November 7, 1922 at 23:00:09 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 7, 1922
- Time
- 23:00:09 UTC
- Place
- Northern, Chile
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 28.000° S, 72.000° W
- Country
- Chile
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Nov. 7, 1922, 23:00:09 UTC, 28 S, 72 W, shallow depth, magnitude 7.0 MS. (reference #88)
Nov. 7, 1922, 23:00:09 UTC, 28 S, 72 W, magnitude 7.0 MS. (reference #1206)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 5, 1859, Chile
- May 20, 1918, Northern, Chile
- May 4, 1923, Vallenar, Chile
- April 25, 1833, Chile
- December 9, 1926, Vallenar, Chile
- December 7, 1903, Vallenar, Freirina, Chile
- December 29, 1930, Northern, Chile
- November 1, 1995, Near Central Coast, Chile
- November 15, 1967, Northern, Chile
- April 12, 1819, Copiapo, Chile
- April 18, 2002, Copiapo, Taltal, Chile
- November 11, 2015, La Serena, Chile
- March 30, 1796, Copiapo, Vallenar, Huasco, Coquimbo, Chile
- August 24, 1798, Copiapo, Chile
- March 13, 1846, Coiapo, Chile
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6315.