Earthquakes in 1967
The USGS located 577 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1967, 113 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 660 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M7.3 34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile, Dec 20, 1967.
From the USGS catalog. Magnitude 4.5 and up worldwide, and 2.5 and up in the United States. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where the largest earthquakes of 1967 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1967, by magnitude.
- 7.334 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 45 km deepChile
- 7.39 km E of Akyazı, Turkey · 14 km deepTurkey
- 7.3192 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 53 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.2Fiji region · 637 km deepFiji
- 7.19 km E of Granada, Nicaragua · 160 km deepNicaragua
- 7.077 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 15 km deepMongolia
- 7.0124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 600 km deepBrazil
- 7.0179 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 12 km deepPeru
- 7.0Reykjanes Ridge · 14 km deep
- 7.041 km SE of Baraya, Colombia · 35 km deepColombia
- 7.085 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna · 10 km deepWallis and Futuna
- 6.856 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 63 km deepTaiwan
- 6.8186 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 26 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 6.8261 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 36 km deepRussia
- 6.86 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia · 161 km deepColombia
- 6.879 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 36 km deepAlaska
- 6.765 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan · 47 km deepJapan
- 6.7136 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 115 km deepChile
- 6.716 km WNW of Teshikaga, Japan · 15 km deepJapan
- 6.743 km ESE of Sijunjung, Indonesia · 179 km deepIndonesia
- 6.739 km NNE of Suncho Corral, Argentina · 580 km deepArgentina
- 6.7South Sandwich Islands region · 18 km deepSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 6.7101 km N of Paciran, Indonesia · 598 km deepIndonesia
- 6.7188 km WSW of Dawei, Burma (Myanmar) · 27 km deepMyanmar
- 6.76 km NW of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 20 km deepNorth Macedonia
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1967 | 149 | 7.0 | 77 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia |
| February 1967 | 78 | 7.0 | 124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil |
| March 1967 | 74 | 6.8 | 261 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| April 1967 | 98 | 6.7 | 7 km SSE of Reuleuet, Indonesia |
| May 1967 | 99 | 6.7 | 43 km ESE of Sijunjung, Indonesia |
| June 1967 | 91 | 6.2 | 31 km N of Taltal, Chile |
| July 1967 | 96 | 7.3 | 9 km E of Akyazı, Turkey |
| August 1967 | 104 | 6.7 | South Sandwich Islands region |
| September 1967 | 115 | 7.0 | 179 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru |
| October 1967 | 100 | 7.2 | Fiji region |
| November 1967 | 78 | 6.7 | 16 km WNW of Teshikaga, Japan |
| December 1967 | 98 | 7.3 | 34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile |
By state
Where the year’s United States quakes of magnitude 2.5 and up were located. A state with none that year is not listed.
By country
Where the year’s quakes of magnitude 4.5 and up were located. Quakes at sea, away from any country, are not counted here.
- Indonesia50 in 1967
- Papua New Guinea33 in 1967
- Japan31 in 1967
- Russia28 in 1967
- Chile24 in 1967
- Solomon Islands23 in 1967
- China21 in 1967
- India21 in 1967
- Vanuatu17 in 1967
- Mongolia16 in 1967
- Turkey15 in 1967
- Mexico13 in 1967
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands13 in 1967
- Philippines12 in 1967
- Tonga12 in 1967
- Iran10 in 1967
- Fiji8 in 1967
- Greece8 in 1967
- Peru7 in 1967
- Colombia6 in 1967
- Kyrgyzstan6 in 1967
- Taiwan6 in 1967
- Micronesia5 in 1967
- Algeria4 in 1967
- Antigua and Barbuda4 in 1967
- Argentina4 in 1967
- Canada4 in 1967
- Ecuador4 in 1967
- Myanmar4 in 1967
- Afghanistan3 in 1967
- Albania3 in 1967
- New Zealand3 in 1967
- Panama3 in 1967
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen3 in 1967
- Timor Leste3 in 1967
- Venezuela3 in 1967
- Yemen3 in 1967
- Anguilla2 in 1967
- Brazil2 in 1967
- Italy2 in 1967
- New Caledonia2 in 1967
- North Macedonia2 in 1967
- Samoa2 in 1967
- Tajikistan2 in 1967
- Armenia1 in 1967
- Costa Rica1 in 1967
- Dominican Republic1 in 1967
- Ethiopia1 in 1967
- France1 in 1967
- Georgia1 in 1967
- Greenland1 in 1967
- Honduras1 in 1967
- Iraq1 in 1967
- Kazakhstan1 in 1967
- Kenya1 in 1967
- Morocco1 in 1967
- Nepal1 in 1967
- Nicaragua1 in 1967
- Pakistan1 in 1967
- Palau1 in 1967
- Saint Helena1 in 1967
- Saudi Arabia1 in 1967
- Somalia1 in 1967
- Uganda1 in 1967
- Wallis and Futuna1 in 1967
- Zambia1 in 1967
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.