Earthquake archive

2022 Earthquakes

Name: 2022 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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7,766 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2022, the largest a M7.6 near 70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.

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Total M4.5+

7,766

M6+

127

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.6

Tsunami-flagged

100

Largest earthquakes of 2022

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.6
35 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
September 19, 2022 · 27 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
27.6
70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
September 10, 2022 · 116 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
37.3
205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
November 11, 2022 · 37 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
47.3
57 km ENE of Namie, Japan
March 16, 2022 · 41 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
57.2
10 km W of Azángaro, Peru
May 26, 2022 · 236 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
67.0
18 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands
November 22, 2022 · 14 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
77.0
Fiji region
November 12, 2022 · 579 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
87.0
south of the Fiji Islands
November 9, 2022 · 660 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
97.0
209 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
September 14, 2022 · 137 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
107.0
11 km NE of Bantay, Philippines
July 27, 2022 · 34 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
117.0
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
March 31, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
126.9
204 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
November 18, 2022 · 25 km deep
136.9
90 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
September 18, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
146.9
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
September 4, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
156.9
Macquarie Island region
May 19, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
166.9
284 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
March 30, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
176.8
109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
December 4, 2022 · 38 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
186.8
south of the Fiji Islands
November 9, 2022 · 630 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
196.8
55 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
September 22, 2022 · 20 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
206.8
Easter Island region
July 12, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
216.8
86 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
May 10, 2022 · 220 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
226.8
south of the Fiji Islands
February 16, 2022 · 535 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
236.8
100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska
January 11, 2022 · 20 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
246.7
60 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama
October 20, 2022 · 20 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
256.7
65 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
March 22, 2022 · 24 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
266.7
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March 22, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
276.7
166 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
March 13, 2022 · 28 km deep
286.6
south of the Fiji Islands
November 9, 2022 · 624 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
296.6
44 km SE of Kangding, China
September 5, 2022 · 12 km deep
306.6
south of the Kermadec Islands
August 14, 2022 · 30 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
316.6
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
May 26, 2022 · 15 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
326.6
55 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
April 21, 2022 · 27 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
336.6
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
March 2, 2022 · 24 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
346.6
80 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
January 14, 2022 · 33 km deep
356.6
53 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska
January 11, 2022 · 19 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
366.6
48 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus
January 11, 2022 · 21 km deep
376.6
northern Qinghai, China
January 7, 2022 · 13 km deep
386.5
east of the South Sandwich Islands
September 29, 2022 · 11 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
396.5
96 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan
September 17, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
406.5
107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
June 8, 2022 · 623 km deep
416.5
49 km NW of Barranca, Peru
February 3, 2022 · 110 km deep
426.5
Kermadec Islands region
January 29, 2022 · 8 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
436.4
15km WSW of Ferndale, CA
December 20, 2022 · 18 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
446.4
11 km E of Dolores, Philippines
October 25, 2022 · 6 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
456.4
155 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
October 13, 2022 · 72 km deep
466.4
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
August 14, 2022 · 78 km deep
476.4
Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
July 15, 2022 · 24 km deep
486.4
west of Macquarie Island
June 4, 2022 · 10 km deep
496.4
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
March 31, 2022 · 20 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
506.4
75 km WNW of Cabra, Philippines
March 13, 2022 · 11 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
516.3
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
December 14, 2022 · 73 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
526.3
South Sandwich Islands region
October 25, 2022 · 79 km deep
536.3
off the coast of Central America
October 16, 2022 · 15 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
546.3
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
August 30, 2022 · 10 km deep
556.3
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
June 4, 2022 · 105 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
566.3
129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
June 4, 2022 · 237 km deep
576.3
south of the Fiji Islands
May 22, 2022 · 604 km deep
586.3
178 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
May 9, 2022 · 10 km deep
596.3
63 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu
April 9, 2022 · 17 km deep
606.3
south of the Fiji Islands
March 19, 2022 · 21 km deep
616.3
Balleny Islands region
February 21, 2022 · 14 km deep
626.3
southeast Indian Ridge
February 4, 2022 · 10 km deep
636.3
27 km SSE of Saiki, Japan
January 21, 2022 · 39 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
646.2
28 km SW of Las Brisas, Mexico
November 22, 2022 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
656.2
Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile
November 13, 2022 · 18 km deep
666.2
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
October 9, 2022 · 10 km deep
676.2
37 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
September 23, 2022 · 42 km deep
686.2
260 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
September 10, 2022 · 21 km deep
696.2
Papua, Indonesia
September 9, 2022 · 18 km deep
706.2
southern East Pacific Rise
September 4, 2022 · 10 km deep
716.2
173 km WSW of Pariaman, Indonesia
August 29, 2022 · 17 km deep
726.2
119 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
August 23, 2022 · 45 km deep
736.2
Antofagasta, Chile
July 27, 2022 · 112 km deep
746.2
37 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
May 27, 2022 · 49 km deep
756.2
southern East Pacific Rise
May 26, 2022 · 10 km deep
766.2
70 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
May 9, 2022 · 21 km deep
776.2
12 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
February 16, 2022 · 60 km deep
786.2
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
February 8, 2022 · 10 km deep
796.2
220 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
January 27, 2022 · 6 km deep
806.2
71 km S of Unalaska, Alaska
January 22, 2022 · 29 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
816.2
south of the Kermadec Islands
January 10, 2022 · 7 km deep
826.2
66 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
January 3, 2022 · 19 km deep
836.1
289 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
December 28, 2022 · 4 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
846.1
15 km W of Düzce, Turkey
November 23, 2022 · 10 km deep
856.1
85 km SSE of Toba, Japan
November 14, 2022 · 346 km deep
866.1
south of the Fiji Islands
November 14, 2022 · 630 km deep
876.1
82 km SSW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico
November 4, 2022 · 10 km deep
886.1
South Sandwich Islands region
November 2, 2022 · 25 km deep
896.1
156 km WNW of Ancud, Chile
September 23, 2022 · 20 km deep
906.1
110 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
September 2, 2022 · 125 km deep
916.1
22 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile
July 28, 2022 · 54 km deep
926.1
1 km S of Lian, Philippines
May 21, 2022 · 129 km deep
936.1
175 km NE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
April 28, 2022 · 10 km deep
946.1
41 km E of Santiago, Philippines
April 19, 2022 · 19 km deep
956.1
Vanuatu
April 17, 2022 · 196 km deep
966.1
28 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
April 13, 2022 · 149 km deep
976.1
Fiji region
March 7, 2022 · 582 km deep
986.1
65 km NNW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia
February 25, 2022 · 4 km deep
996.1
74 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
January 16, 2022 · 379 km deep
1006.1
near the coast of Nicaragua
January 6, 2022 · 17 km deep