Compared to other years
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , +Number of earthquakes worldwide for 2012–2022 !Magnitude !By death toll
{, class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" !Rank !Death toll !Magnitude !Location ! MMI !Depth (km) !Date !Event , - , 1 , 1,163 , 6.0 , {{flag, Afghanistan,By magnitude
{, class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" , - ! Rank ! Magnitude ! Death toll ! Location ! MMI ! Depth (km) ! Date ! Event , - , 1 , 7.6 , 21 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea, Morobe , VIII (''Severe'') , 116.0 , September 10 , 2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake , - , 1 , 7.6 , 2 , {{Flag, Mexico,By month
January
{{Infobox earthquakes in month, month=January, 9.0+=0, 8.0–8.9=0, 7.0–7.9=0, 6.0–6.9=18, 5.0–5.9=148, 4.0–4.9=1,292, largest= {{nowrap, 6.8 Mw {{flag, United States , deadliest=5.3 {{M, w, link=y {{Flag, AfghanistanFebruary
{{Infobox earthquakes in month, month=February, 9.0+=0, 8.0–8.9=0, 7.0–7.9=0, 6.0–6.9=10, 5.0–5.9=130, 4.0–4.9=1,120, largest={{nowrap, 6.8 Mw South of theMarch
{{Infobox earthquakes in month, month=March, 9.0+=0, 8.0–8.9=0, 7.0–7.9=2, 6.0–6.9=13, 5.0–5.9=179, 4.0–4.9=1,375, largest=7.3 {{M, w, link=y {{Flag, Japan, deadliest=7.3 {{M, w, link=y {{Flag, JapanApril
{{Infobox earthquakes in month, month=April, 9.0+=0, 8.0–8.9=0, 7.0–7.9=0, 6.0–6.9=8, 5.0–5.9=128, 4.0–4.9=1,224, largest= {{nowrap, 6.6 Mw {{flag, Nicaragua , deadliest=2.7 {{M, w, link=y {{Flag, Poland