What the records say
- When
- 2 Aug 2007
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Where
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 47.12° N, 141.80° E
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage musd
- 347.7
- Houses destroyed
- 11
- Depth km
- 5
2007 Nevelsk earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami near Kholmsk, Russia
The 2007 Nevelsk earthquake affected the island of Sakhalin in Russia and generated a tsunami along its coast. The Mw 6.2 shock occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi), and had an epicenter located 20 km (12 mi) off the coast of Kholmsk at 13:37 local time (MAGT) on 2 August. It was caused by reverse faulting on a north–south striking and west dipping fault.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page