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 were 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 year's 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 , offshore Vargas (state) 2 , Maharashtra 3 , Caqueta Department 4 , Erzincan Province 5 , Sakarya Province 6 , off the west coast of Sulawesi 7 , south of Java 8 , Santander Department 9 , Diber County 10 , northern Sumatra 11 , Mascara Province Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Sakarya Province 2 , Antofagasta Region = 3 , Fiji = 3 , west of Bougainville Island, Papua and New Guinea 4 , Lake Nicaragua = 5 , Bulgan Province = 5 , Caqueta Department = 5 Reykjanes Ridge = 5 , Acre (state) = 5 , off the coast of = 5 , Auckland Islands Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured 6.5 30.0 , Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands 6.1 30.0 Aftershock of events from December 31, 1966. , Bulgan Province 7.0 13.2 Some damage was caused. , Kermanshah Province 6.1 35.0 , Solomon Islands 6.2 40.0 , Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands 6.0 30.0 Aftershock of event from December 31, 1966 , Santiago del Estero Province 6.2 590.9 , off the east coast of Honshu 6.6 45.8 , Bulgan Province 6.4 20.0 Aftershock. , Sichuan Province 5.5 0.0 417 homes were destroyed. Unknown depth. , Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan 6.0 273.2 , Fox Islands (Alaska) 6.8 35.0

February

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Gjirokaster County 5.6 33.0 77 homes were destroyed. , Caqueta Department 7.0 55.0 98 people were killed in the 1967 Neiva earthquake. Property damage was extensive with costs being $20 million (1967 rate). 98 Reykjanes Ridge 7.0 10.0 Andaman Sea 6.8 30.0 , Acre (state) 7.0 600.4 6.5 15.0 , south of Java 6.3 80.0 54 people were killed and 300 were injured. 2,000 homes were destroyed and another 5,000 were damaged. 54 300 , Ryukyu Islands 6.0 31.9

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Pichincha Province 6.0 118.9 , Aegean Sea 6.6 15.0 , Kuril Islands, Russia 6.7 40.0 , Java Sea 6.7 598.0 , Hebei Province 6.1 29.7 Widespread destruction was caused with the loss of 53,886 homes. , Vanuatu 6.4 15.0

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Papua (province) 6.0 15.0 , Solomon Islands 6.1 35.0 , off the west coast of Sulawesi 5.5 33.0 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 , northern Sumatra 6.7 50.0 14 people were killed and major damage was caused. 2,000 homes were destroyed. 14

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Thessaly 6.2 25.0 9 people were killed and major damage was caused. Costs were $5 million (1967 rate). 9 , Tarapaca Region 6.1 109.4 , southern Sumatra 6.7 179.3

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured 6.2 29.6 , Antofagasta Region 6.2 35.0

July

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of Alaska 6.5 27.5 , Fox Islands (Alaska) 6.1 27.3 , Mascara Province 5.0 0.0 10 people were killed and 15 were injured. 40 homes were destroyed. 10 15 , West Papua (province) 6.2 30.0 , Palau 6.4 20.0 , Sakarya Province 7.4 30.0 86 people were killed in the 1967 Mudurnu earthquake. Property damage costs were $3 million (1967 rate). 86 , Erzincan Province 6.2 20.0 97 people were killed and major damage was caused. This came only days after a larger event to the west. 97 , Santander Department 6.8 161.2 20 people were killed and major damage was caused. 20 29 , offshore Vargas (state) 6.6 25.0 IX 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

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of Fiji 6.7 143.6 , Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu 6.3 364.3 , Nouvelle-Aquitaine 5.7 10.0 1 person died and 80 were injured. Many homes were destroyed. 1 80 , off the east coast of New Britain, Papua and New Guinea 6.3 20.0 Major damage was reported. , off the northeast coast of Mindanao 6.0 35.0 , off the west coast of Sumatra 6.6 39.1 , Sichuan Province 6.4 10.0 Many homes were destroyed.

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the coast of 7.0 15.0 , Kermadec Islands 6.5 236.1 , Santiago del Estero Province 6.7 580.4 , off the east coast of Hokkaido 6.1 80.0 , Auckland Islands 7.0 20.0 , off the coast of Coquimbo Region 6.2 50.0

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the west coast 6.2 30.0 , west of Bougainville Island, Papua and New Guinea 6.8 25.0 , Fiji 7.2 636.8 , Lake Nicaragua 7.1 160.4 , off the east coast 6.8 71.1 2 people were killed and 23 homes were destroyed. 2

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 6.0 35.0 , Hokkaido 6.7 30.0 , Morona-Santiago Province 6.1 93.7 , Atacama Region 6.3 34.8 Gulf of Aden 6.5 11.9 , Diber County 6.7 20.0 18 people were killed. Damage was extensive with costs reaching $20 million (1967 rate). 18

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Hebei Province 5.7 25.0 Some homes were destroyed. , Maharashtra 6.6 15.0 180 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 , off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia 6.0 50.0 , Shanxi Province 5.4 30.0 Some homes were destroyed. , Antofagasta Region 7.3 45.0 1 person was killed and at least 101 were injured. Some homes collapsed. 1 101+ , east of Antigua and Barbuda 6.4 15.0 , east of Antigua and Barbuda 6.2 15.0 Aftershock. , west of Bougainville Island, Papua and New Guinea 7.2 35.0 , off the coast of Antofagasta Region 6.3 46.4 Aftershock. , Antofagasta Region 6.7 114.7 To the east of the December 21 event. 6.5 15.0

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