M6.7 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 101 km N of Paciran, Indonesia on 24 Mar 1967, 09:00 UTC at a depth of 598 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Sangkapura, about 49 km away in East Java, Indonesia.