Reviewed by USGSIndonesia60y ago
M5.6 earthquake 102 km N of Paciran, Indonesia
Friday, March 24, 1967, 11:46:14 UTC · 5.952°S, 112.294°E
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 102 km N of Paciran, Indonesia on Friday, March 24, 1967, 11:46:14 UTC, at a depth of 606.0 km (deep). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.7 on March 24, 1967.
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 606 km
- Deep
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
3 kilotons of TNT
That is about 1/5 of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 7 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
518 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Sunda and Australian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: deep
606 km
Deep earthquakes (over 300 km) happen deep inside subducting plates. They rarely cause damage, but can be felt faintly over very large distances.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
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Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 8 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 6.7101 km N of Paciran, IndonesiaMarch 24, 1967 · 8 km W of this epicenter
- 6.69 km NW of Tuban, IndonesiaJune 19, 1950 · 102 km S of this epicenter
- 6.1206 km SSW of Banjarmasin, IndonesiaApril 21, 1935 · 204 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.1184 km N of Sumenep, IndonesiaFebruary 28, 1936 · 197 km E of this epicenter
- 6.0111 km NNW of Batang, IndonesiaApril 29, 1965 · 222 km W of this epicenter
- 5.829 km SSW of Dampit, IndonesiaFebruary 29, 1964 · 281 km S of this epicenter
- 5.718 km SE of Cepu, IndonesiaAugust 23, 1957 · 160 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.6107 km NNW of Batang, IndonesiaFebruary 3, 1967 · 206 km W of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 6 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 21 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1950M6.5
Java: Gresik
19 Jun 1950 · 78 km away · intensity VII
16 deathsLimited damage (under $1M)
- 1867
Java: Jogyakarta, Surakarta
10 Jun 1867 · 293 km away · intensity IX
5 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
- 1865
Java: Ambarawa
16 Jul 1865 · 260 km away
Moderate damage ($1–5M)
- 1890
Java: Pati
12 Dec 1890 · 165 km away · intensity VIII
Moderate damage ($1–5M)
- 1843M6.0
Java: Genteng Island
7 Feb 1843 · 234 km away
tsunami
- 1889M6.0
Madura Island, Java
23 Nov 1889 · 177 km away
tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.