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List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes in 2022

updated: 1 Apr 14:44 -
Top 20 earthquakes worldwide, 2022
Top 20 earthquakes worldwide, 2022

#1: M 7.7 Mexico: 63 Km Al SUR De COALCOMAN, MICH -

Time (GMT): Monday, 19 Sep 2022 18:05
Hypocenter depth: 15.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2022-09-19 13:05:09 (Hora de México)

#2: M 7.6 68 Km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea -

Time (GMT): Saturday, 10 Sep 2022 23:46
Hypocenter depth: 90.0 km

#3: M 7.3 Tonga Region -

Time (GMT): Friday, 11 Nov 2022 10:48
Hypocenter depth: 24.8 km


#4: M 7.3 57 Km ENE of Namie, Japan -

Time (GMT): Wednesday, 16 Mar 2022 14:36
Hypocenter depth: 63.1 km

#5: M 7.2 Southern Peru -

Time (GMT): Thursday, 26 May 2022 12:02
Hypocenter depth: 217.8 km

#6: M 7.0 18 Km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands -

Time (GMT): Tuesday, 22 Nov 2022 02:03
Hypocenter depth: 14.0 km

#7: M 7.0 Fiji Region -

Time (GMT): Saturday, 12 Nov 2022 07:09
Hypocenter depth: 587.2 km

#8: M 7.0 South of the Fiji Islands -

Time (GMT): Wednesday, 9 Nov 2022 09:51
Hypocenter depth: 665.3 km

#9: M 7.0 209 Km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu -

Time (GMT): Wednesday, 14 Sep 2022 11:04
Hypocenter depth: 144.9 km

#10: M 7.0 13 Km SE of Dolores, Philippines -

Time (GMT): Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022 00:43
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#11: M 7.0 279 Km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia -

Time (GMT): Thursday, 31 Mar 2022 05:44
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#12: M 6.9 Mexico: 84 Km Al SUR De COALCOMAN, MICH -

Time (GMT): Thursday, 22 Sep 2022 06:16
Hypocenter depth: 12.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2022-09-22 01:16:09 (Hora de México)

#13: M 6.9 86 Km SE of Lugu, Taiwan -

Time (GMT): Sunday, 18 Sep 2022 06:44
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#14: M 6.9 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge -

Time (GMT): Sunday, 4 Sep 2022 09:42
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#15: M 6.9 Australia: Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean -

Time (GMT): Thursday, 19 May 2022 10:13
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#16: M 6.9 286 Km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia -

Time (GMT): Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022 20:56
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#17: M 6.8 Indonesia: Di Laut 187 Km Baratlaut Enggano -

Time (GMT): Friday, 18 Nov 2022 13:37
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 18/11/2022 20:37:06 WIB

#18: M 6.8 South of the Fiji Islands -

Time (GMT): Wednesday, 9 Nov 2022 09:38
Hypocenter depth: 628.9 km

#19: M 6.8 Easter Island Region -

Time (GMT): Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022 19:16
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km

#20: M 6.8 90 Km NW of San Antonio De Los Cobres, Argentina -

Time (GMT): Tuesday, 10 May 2022 23:06
Hypocenter depth: 220.0 km

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