Earthquake — Russia: Sakhalin Is: Neftegorsk, Okha, Moskalvo

When

27 May 1995

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.1

Where

Russia

Coordinates

52.63° N, 142.83° E

Deaths

1989

Injuries

750

Damage musd

300

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

11

1995 devastating earthquake in Sakhalin, Russia

The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on 28 May at 01:03 local time in northern Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. It was the most destructive earthquake known within the modern borders of Russia, with a magnitude of Mw 7.1 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) that devastated the town of Neftegorsk. Many buildings collapsed, and 1,989 of its 3,977 citizens were killed, with another 750 injured.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Произошло землетрясение в Нефтегорске, сахалинский посёлок Нефтегорск был полностью уничтожен”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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