M5.6 earthquake Halmahera, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in Halmahera, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 9, 1967, 1:04 PM GMT+9 (04:04 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 57 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-10-09 04:04:55 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.523° N, 127.202° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem830140. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.