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Historic Earthquake
1971 Russia Earthquake
5 September 1971 · Sakhalin, Moneron Island · Russia
On 5 September 1971 at 18:35 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Russia (Sakhalin, Moneron Island), at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 68 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 5 September 1971
- Time
- 18:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 18 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Rishirizan (150 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1969Hokkaido · M 7.6
- 1950Sea of Okhotsk · M 7.9
- 19401940 Shakotan Earthquake · M 7.510 deaths
- 1905Hokkaido · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth