Major earthquakes worldwide in 1922 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes81

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LargestM8.5Chile

M7+6

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.441

M6.5–6.934

M7.0–7.95

M8+1

By region

Japan10

Taiwan9

Chile7

Philippines6

Peru4

Indonesia4

Russia4

California2

Mexico2

Alaska2

Nearby years

191787

191894

191990

192069

192161

1922 ◀81

192393

192479

1925106

1926122

1927111

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.5 1922-11-11	1922-11-11 04:32	70 km	94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile
M7.9 1922-01-17	1922-01-17 03:50	475 km	143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru
M7.7 1922-09-01	1922-09-01 19:16	20 km	50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
M7.4 1922-01-31	1922-01-31 13:17	15 km	123 km W of Big Lagoon, California
M7.2 1922-10-11	1922-10-11 14:49	75 km	35 km N of El Cardo, Peru
M7.0 1922-06-12	1922-06-12 04:47	10 km	111 km SSW of Altata, Mexico
M7.0 1922-11-07	1922-11-07 23:00	25 km	118 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile
M7.0 1922-05-09	1922-05-09 13:50	35 km	84 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
M7.0 1922-09-14	1922-09-14 19:31	25 km	39 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan
M7.0 1922-10-14	1922-10-14 23:46	15 km	30 km S of Daxi, Taiwan
M6.9 1922-01-19	1922-01-19 21:58	15 km	105 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1922-04-05	1922-04-05 09:59	25 km	148 km E of Biak, Indonesia
M6.9 1922-12-31	1922-12-31 07:20	35 km	243 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.8 1922-01-09	1922-01-09 05:09	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1922-07-02	1922-07-02 13:36	35 km	73 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.8 1922-08-29	1922-08-29 17:01	15 km	15 km WNW of Santa Fe, Philippines
M6.8 1922-01-06	1922-01-06 14:11	15 km	82 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru
M6.8 1922-09-16	1922-09-16 22:44	35 km	56 km W of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.8 1922-11-17	1922-11-17 11:02	15 km	121 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.7 1922-08-16	1922-08-16 15:56	45 km	75 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.7 1922-09-17	1922-09-17 09:59	35 km	34 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan
M6.7 1922-08-13	1922-08-13 00:09	15 km	33 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
M6.7 1922-05-02	1922-05-02 11:10	35 km	79 km NNW of Pai, Thailand
M6.7 1922-05-12	1922-05-12 18:39	25 km	244 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.7 1922-11-11	1922-11-11 18:09	35 km	92 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
M6.7 1922-08-25	1922-08-25 19:29	10 km	42 km SE of Mugur-Aksy, Russia
M6.7 1922-12-08	1922-12-08 22:33	15 km	45 km E of Mutsu, Japan
M6.7 1922-01-01	1922-01-01 19:46	15 km	139 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.7 1922-12-07	1922-12-07 16:50	15 km	22 km SW of Nagasaki, Japan
M6.7 1922-10-27	1922-10-27 14:22	15 km	6 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.6 1922-04-26	1922-04-26 03:59	15 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.6 1922-01-22	1922-01-22 03:23	15 km	110 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.6 1922-10-16	1922-10-16 16:01	10 km	southern Xinjiang, China
M6.6 1922-05-04	1922-05-04 09:12	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.6 1922-03-12	1922-03-12 16:51	35 km	72 km SW of Carahue, Chile
M6.5 1922-09-29	1922-09-29 18:44	15 km	116 km E of Baluntaicun, China
M6.5 1922-02-15	1922-02-15 08:10	15 km	248 km SW of Bluff, New Zealand
M6.5 1922-04-02	1922-04-02 19:17	35 km	59 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.5 1922-09-17	1922-09-17 07:23	15 km	26 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan
M6.5 1922-03-10	1922-03-10 11:21	–	1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake
M6.5 1922-04-16	1922-04-16 13:07	15 km	149 km W of Kigoma, Tanzania
M6.5 1922-05-15	1922-05-15 20:21	30 km	130 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.5 1922-06-02	1922-06-02 20:11	15 km	71 km E of Baculin, Philippines
M6.5 1922-12-02	1922-12-02 03:46	35 km	42 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan
M6.4 1922-04-25	1922-04-25 21:19	35 km	151 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1922-04-08	1922-04-08 20:42	15 km	16 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.4 1922-09-11	1922-09-11 14:44	35 km	69 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.4 1922-02-14	1922-02-14 12:45	10 km	Mid-Indian Ridge
M6.4 1922-07-13	1922-07-13 04:58	15 km	10 km W of Wao, Philippines
M6.4 1922-02-16	1922-02-16 03:14	25 km	19 km SW of Tola, Nicaragua
M6.4 1922-10-17	1922-10-17 06:38	20 km	Andaman Islands, India region
M6.4 1922-04-11	1922-04-11 00:18	35 km	142 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.4 1922-05-11	1922-05-11 09:15	15 km	105 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.4 1922-12-17	1922-12-17 00:51	10 km	64 km NNW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
M6.4 1922-08-11	1922-08-11 08:19	20 km	52 km SSE of Fry, Greece
M6.3 1922-04-06	1922-04-06 03:12	15 km	144 km W of Paracas, Peru
M6.3 1922-12-25	1922-12-25 03:33	15 km	86 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
M6.3 1922-04-26	1922-04-26 01:11	35 km	9 km W of Kawasaki, Japan
M6.3 1922-06-27	1922-06-27 14:29	35 km	49 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines
M6.3 1922-12-08	1922-12-08 02:02	10 km	16 km NW of Honmachi, Japan
M6.3 1922-09-06	1922-09-06 22:12	13 km	71 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.3 1922-12-18	1922-12-18 12:35	15 km	58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M6.2 1922-09-08	1922-09-08 14:14	10 km	Carlsberg Ridge
M6.2 1922-04-23	1922-04-23 21:30	35 km	6 km S of Bangad, Philippines
M6.2 1922-05-05	1922-05-05 00:18	15 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.2 1922-07-05	1922-07-05 20:20	35 km	6 km E of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.2 1922-11-26	1922-11-26 13:30	35 km	17 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.2 1922-06-05	1922-06-05 13:58	35 km	141 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.2 1922-04-08	1922-04-08 03:32	30 km	168 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.2 1922-05-16	1922-05-16 08:06	35 km	143 km WSW of Basco, Philippines
M6.1 1922-11-08	1922-11-08 23:33	10 km	245 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
M6.1 1922-05-11	1922-05-11 06:45	15 km	57 km ENE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.1 1922-05-21	1922-05-21 15:40	15 km	187 km NW of Constitución, Chile
M6.1 1922-08-11	1922-08-11 13:38	15 km	292 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1922-05-22	1922-05-22 18:04	15 km	35 km WNW of Douliu, Taiwan
M6.1 1922-04-07	1922-04-07 15:58	15 km	12 km ESE of Tainan, Taiwan
M6.1 1922-05-06	1922-05-06 12:19	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.1 1922-10-14	1922-10-14 03:56	15 km	23 km W of Taoyuan City, Taiwan
M6.0 1922-06-12	1922-06-12 10:42	10 km	170 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.0 1922-08-25	1922-08-25 11:47	10 km	12 km SE of Abou el Hassan, Algeria
M6.0 1922-01-26	1922-01-26 09:31	–	153 km WNW of Indianola, California

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Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.