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1967 Indonesia Earthquake
11 April 1967 · Makassar Strait · Indonesia
On 11 April 1967 at 05:09 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Makassar Strait), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Banda Sea Plate, 42 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 71 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 100.
- Date
- 11 April 1967
- Time
- 05:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 71
- Injuries
- 100
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Banda Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19691969 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.0664 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth