List of earthquakes in 1967
# List of earthquakes in 1967

This is a list of earthquakes in 1967. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Mercalli intensity scale and are sourced from United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeMap data. Another year which had below normal activity. There was 11 magnitude 7.0+ events the largest of which measured 7.4. This event which struck Turkey in July was part of a series of earthquakes across the globe which made up the bulk of the death toll of 961. Turkey itself had two destructive events within days however Venezuela had the highest death toll with 300 of the years fatalities. India was struck by a large earthquake in December which caused 180 deaths.

## Overall

### By death toll

| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 300 | 6.6 | Venezuela, offshore Vargas (state) | VIII (Severe) | 25.0 | July 30 |
| 2 | 180 | 6.6 | India, Maharashtra | VIII (Severe) | 15.0 | December 10 |
| 3 | 98 | 7.0 | Colombia, Caqueta Department | IX (Violent) | 55.0 | February 9 |
| 4 | 97 | 6.2 | Turkey, Erzincan Province | VII (Very strong) | 20.0 | July 26 |
| 5 | 86 | 7.4 | Turkey, Sakarya Province | X (Extreme) | 30.0 | July 22 |
| 6 | 71 | 5.5 | Indonesia, off the west coast of Sulawesi | VIII (Severe) | 33.0 | April 11 |
| 7 | 54 | 6.3 | Indonesia, south of Java | IX (Violent) | 80.0 | February 19 |
| 8 | 20 | 6.8 | Colombia, Santander Department | V (Moderate) | 161.2 | July 29 |
| 9 | 18 | 6.7 | Albania, Diber County | X (Extreme) | 20.0 | November 30 |
| 10 | 14 | 6.7 | Indonesia, northern Sumatra | VII (Very strong) | 50.0 | April 12 |
| 11 | 10 | 5.0 | Algeria, Mascara Province | ( ) | 0.0 | July 13 |

* Note: At least 10 casualties

### By magnitude

| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7.4 | 86 | Turkey, Sakarya Province | X (Extreme) | 30.0 | July 22 |
| 2 | 7.3 | 1 | Chile, Antofagasta Region | VIII (Severe) | 45.0 | December 21 |
| = 3 | 7.2 | 0 | United Kingdom, Fiji | ( ) | 636.8 | October 9 |
| = 3 | 7.2 | 0 | Australia, west of Bougainville Island, Papua and New Guinea | VI (Strong) | 35.0 | December 25 |
| 4 | 7.1 | 0 | Nicaragua, Lake Nicaragua | VI (Strong) | 160.4 | October 15 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Mongolia, Bulgan Province | X (Extreme) | 13.2 | January 5 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 98 | Colombia, Caqueta Department | VIII (Severe) | 55.0 | February 9 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Reykjanes Ridge | ( ) | 10.0 | February 13 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Brazil, Acre (state) | ( ) | 600.4 | February 15 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Peru, off the coast of | ( ) | 15.0 | September 3 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | New Zealand, Auckland Islands | ( ) | 20.0 | September 20 |

* Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

## Notable events

### January

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 1 | Tonga | 6.5 | 30.0 | | | | |
| 3 | United Kingdom, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands | 6.1 | 30.0 | VII | Aftershock of events from December 31, 1966. | | |
| 5 | Mongolia, Bulgan Province | 7.0 | 13.2 | X | Some damage was caused. | | |
| 11 | Iran, Kermanshah Province | 6.1 | 35.0 | VI | | | |
| 13 | United Kingdom, Solomon Islands | 6.2 | 40.0 | VII | | | |
| 16 | United Kingdom, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands | 6.0 | 30.0 | | Aftershock of event from December 31, 1966 | | |
| 17 | Argentina, Santiago del Estero Province | 6.2 | 590.9 | | | | |
| 17 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.6 | 45.8 | V | | | |
| 20 | Mongolia, Bulgan Province | 6.4 | 20.0 | VIII | Aftershock. | | |
| 24 | China, Sichuan Province | 5.5 | 0.0 | VII | 417 homes were destroyed. Unknown depth. | | |
| 25 | Soviet Union, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan | 6.0 | 273.2 | III | | | |
| 28 | United States, Fox Islands (Alaska) | 6.8 | 35.0 | | | | |

### February

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 9 | Albania, Gjirokaster County | 5.6 | 33.0 | | 77 homes were destroyed. | | |
| 9 | Colombia, Caqueta Department | 7.0 | 55.0 | IX | 98 people were killed in the 1967 Neiva earthquake. Property damage was extensive with costs being $20 million (1967 rate). | 98 | |
| 13 | Reykjanes Ridge | 7.0 | 10.0 | | | | |
| 14 | Andaman Sea | 6.8 | 30.0 | | | | |
| 15 | Brazil, Acre (state) | 7.0 | 600.4 | | | | |
| 17 | Tonga | 6.5 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 19 | Indonesia, south of Java | 6.3 | 80.0 | IX | 54 people were killed and 300 were injured. 2,000 homes were destroyed and another 5,000 were damaged. | 54 | 300 |
| 23 | Japan, Ryukyu Islands | 6.0 | 31.9 | | | | |

### March

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 2 | Ecuador, Pichincha Province | 6.0 | 118.9 | IV | | | |
| 4 | Greece, Aegean Sea | 6.6 | 15.0 | VII | | | |
| 19 | Soviet Union, Kuril Islands, Russia | 6.7 | 40.0 | IV | | | |
| 24 | Indonesia, Java Sea | 6.7 | 598.0 | II | | | |
| 27 | China, Hebei Province | 6.1 | 29.7 | VII | Widespread destruction was caused with the loss of 53,886 homes. | | |
| 27 | New Hebrides, Vanuatu | 6.4 | 15.0 | VII | | | |

### April

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 9 | Indonesia, Papua (province) | 6.0 | 15.0 | VI | | | |
| 10 | United Kingdom, Solomon Islands | 6.1 | 35.0 | VI | | | |
| 11 | Indonesia, off the west coast of Sulawesi | 5.5 | 33.0 | VIII | Although a moderate magnitude, this event caused major damage in the area. 58 people were killed in the earthquake and a further 13 deaths were caused by a tsunami. 100 people were injured. | 71 | 100 |
| 12 | Indonesia, northern Sumatra | 6.7 | 50.0 | VII | 14 people were killed and major damage was caused. 2,000 homes were destroyed. | 14 | |

### May

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 1 | Greece, Thessaly | 6.2 | 25.0 | VII | 9 people were killed and major damage was caused. Costs were $5 million (1967 rate). | 9 | |
| 11 | Chile, Tarapaca Region | 6.1 | 109.4 | V | | | |
| 21 | Indonesia, southern Sumatra | 6.7 | 179.3 | V | | | |

### June

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 14 | Tonga | 6.2 | 29.6 | | | | |
| 21 | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 6.2 | 35.0 | VI | | | |

### July

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 1 | United States, south of Alaska | 6.5 | 27.5 | IV | | | |
| 6 | United States, Fox Islands (Alaska) | 6.1 | 27.3 | | | | |
| 13 | Algeria, Mascara Province | 5.0 | 0.0 | | 10 people were killed and 15 were injured. 40 homes were destroyed. | 10 | 15 |
| 16 | Indonesia, West Papua (province) | 6.2 | 30.0 | VI | | | |
| 20 | United States, Palau | 6.4 | 20.0 | V | | | |
| 22 | Turkey, Sakarya Province | 7.4 | 30.0 | X | 86 people were killed in the 1967 Mudurnu earthquake. Property damage costs were $3 million (1967 rate). | 86 | |
| 26 | Turkey, Erzincan Province | 6.2 | 20.0 | VII | 97 people were killed and major damage was caused. This came only days after a larger event to the west. | 97 | |
| 29 | Colombia, Santander Department | 6.8 | 161.2 | V | 20 people were killed and major damage was caused. | 20 | |
| 29 | Venezuela, offshore Vargas (state) | 6.6 | 25.0 | VIII | The 1967 Caracas earthquake left 300 dead and 1,536 injured. Major destruction was caused in the area with costs being $140 million (1967 rate). | 300 | 1,536 |

### August

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 12 | United Kingdom, south of Fiji | 6.7 | 143.6 | | | | |
| 13 | Japan, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu | 6.3 | 364.3 | III | | | |
| 13 | France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5.7 | 10.0 | VIII | 1 person died and 80 were injured. Many homes were destroyed. | 1 | 80 |
| 13 | Australia, off the east coast of New Britain, Papua and New Guinea | 6.3 | 20.0 | VI | Major damage was reported. | | |
| 19 | Philippines, off the northeast coast of Mindanao | 6.0 | 35.0 | V | | | |
| 21 | Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra | 6.6 | 39.1 | V | | | |
| 30 | China, Sichuan Province | 6.4 | 10.0 | IX | Many homes were destroyed. | | |

### September

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 3 | Peru, off the coast of | 7.0 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 4 | New Zealand, Kermadec Islands | 6.5 | 236.1 | | | | |
| 9 | Argentina, Santiago del Estero Province | 6.7 | 580.4 | | | | |
| 19 | Japan, off the east coast of Hokkaido | 6.1 | 80.0 | V | | | |
| 20 | New Zealand, Auckland Islands | 7.0 | 20.0 | | | | |
| 26 | Chile, off the coast of Coquimbo Region | 6.2 | 50.0 | VI | | | |

### October

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 3 | Costa Rica, off the west coast | 6.2 | 30.0 | VI | | | |
| 4 | Australia, west of Bougainville Island, Papua and New Guinea | 6.8 | 25.0 | V | | | |
| 9 | United Kingdom, Fiji | 7.2 | 636.8 | | | | |
| 15 | Nicaragua, Lake Nicaragua | 7.1 | 160.4 | VI | | | |
| 25 | Taiwan, off the east coast | 6.8 | 71.1 | VII | 2 people were killed and 23 homes were destroyed. | 2 | |

### November

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 4 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.0 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 4 | Japan, Hokkaido | 6.7 | 30.0 | VII | | | |
| 4 | Ecuador, Morona-Santiago Province | 6.1 | 93.7 | V | | | |
| 15 | Chile, Atacama Region | 6.3 | 34.8 | VI | | | |
| 23 | Gulf of Aden | 6.5 | 11.9 | | | | |
| 30 | Albania, Diber County | 6.7 | 20.0 | X | 18 people were killed. Damage was extensive with costs reaching $20 million (1967 rate). | 18 | |

### December

| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Country and location | $M_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 2 | China, Hebei Province | 5.7 | 25.0 | VII | Some homes were destroyed. | | |
| 10 | India, Maharashtra | 6.6 | 15.0 | VIII | 180 people were killed and 2,000 were injured in the 1967 Koynanagar earthquake. Some damage was caused in the area. Costs were around $400,000 (1967 rate). This is an example of an earthquake possibly caused by human activity. | 180 | 2,000 |
| 16 | Soviet Union, off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia | 6.0 | 50.0 | | | | |
| 18 | China, Shanxi Province | 5.4 | 30.0 | VI | Some homes were destroyed. | | |
| 21 | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 7.3 | 45.0 | VIII | 1 person was killed and at least 101 were injured. Some homes collapsed. | 1 | 101+ |
| 24 | United Kingdom, east of Antigua and Barbuda | 6.4 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 24 | United Kingdom, east of Antigua and Barbuda | 6.2 | 15.0 | | Aftershock. | | |
| 25 | Australia, west of Bougainville Island, Papua and New Guinea | 7.2 | 35.0 | VI | | | |
| 25 | Chile, off the coast of Antofagasta Region | 6.3 | 46.4 | VI | Aftershock. | | |
| 27 | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 6.7 | 114.7 | VII | To the east of the December 21 event. | | |
| 27 | Tonga | 6.5 | 15.0 | | | | |
