Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason.

The year 2022 was moderately active for earthquakes, with eleven major events, the majority of them occurring in Oceania.

Three deadly events occurred in Afghanistan, with the deadliest event of the year killing over 1,100 in the eastern part of the country near Pakistan.

The largest earthquakes occurred in Papua New Guinea and Mexico, with both events measuring 7.6.

Deadly events also struck Indonesia, China, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Poland.