1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
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| UTC time | ?? |
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| Magnitude | 7.1 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 33 km (21 mi) [2] |
| Epicenter | 52°36′N 142°48′E / 52.6°N 142.8°E [1] |
| Areas affected |  Russia |
| Casualties | 1,989 [1] |
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake was a 7.1Mw[3] earthquake that devastated the town of Neftegorsk in northern Sakhalin Island, Russia on May 27 1995 at 23:03 local time (13:03 UTC).
Neftegorsk was nearly completely destroyed by the earthquake, and approximately 2,000 of the 3,176 residents in the town were killed.[4] The earthquake involved right lateral strike-slip movement on a fault that ruptured from south to north for 40 km, with the rupture passing right under Neftegorsk.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Utsu, T. R. (2002), "A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500-2000", International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.), Academic Press, p. 709, ISBN 978-0124406520
- ^ Katsumata, Kei; Kasahara, Minoru; Ichiyanagi, Masayoshi; Kikuchi, Masayuki; Sen, Rak-Se; Kim, Chun-Un; Ivaschenko, Alexei; Tatevossian, Ruben (2004). "The 27 May 1995 Ms 7.6 Northern Sakhalin Earthquake: An Earthquake on an Uncertain Plate Boundary". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 94 (1). Seismological Society of America: 118.
- ^ Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995 USGS
- ^ The Tale of the Tragedy of Neftegorsk
- ^ The 1995 Neftegorsk Earthquake: Tomography of the Source Zone
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