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Historic Earthquake
1995 Neftegorsk Earthquake
27 May 1995 · Sakhalin Is, Neftegorsk · Russia
On 27 May 1995 at 13:03 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Russia (Sakhalin Is, Neftegorsk), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 14 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1,989 people and injured 750.
- Date
- 27 May 1995
- Time
- 13:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 11 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,989
- Injuries
- 750
- Estimated Damage
- 300 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth