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1967 Indonesia Earthquake
19 February 1967 · Java, Dampit · Indonesia
On 19 February 1967 at 22:14 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Java, Dampit), at a depth of 80 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 183 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 54 people and injured 300. 2,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 19 February 1967
- Time
- 22:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 80 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 54
- Injuries
- 300
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,000
- Homes Damaged
- 5,000
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Semeru (123 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 April East Java Earthquake · M 6.010 deaths
- 19941994 East Java Earthquake · M 7.8238 deaths
- 19761976 Bali Earthquake · M 6.5573 deaths
- 1916Java · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth