1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
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| Date | 27 May 1995 |
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| Origin time | 13:03:55 UTC [1] |
| Magnitude | 7.0 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 12.9 km (8 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 52°37′N 142°52′E / 52.61°N 142.87°ECoordinates: 52°37′N 142°52′E / 52.61°N 142.87°E [1] |
| Type | Strike-slip [2] |
| Areas affected | Sakhalin, Russian Far East |
| Total damage | $64.1–300 million [2] |
| Max. intensity | IX (Violent) [2] |
| Casualties |
1,989 dead [2] 750 injured [2] |
1995 Neftegorsk earthquake monument at the Yuzhno Sakhalinsk
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on 27 May at 23:03:55 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The strike-slip earthquake devastated the settlement of Neftegorsk on northern Sakhalin Island in Russia. Almost 2,000 residents in the town were killed and another 750 were injured. The Belgian Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' EM-DAT database places the total damage at $64.1 million, while the United States' National Geophysical Data Center assesses the damage at $300 million.
References
- 1 2 3 4 ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900-2009), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
- 1 2 3 4 5 USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
Sources
- Arefiev, S.; Rogozhin, E.; Tatevossian, R.; Rivera, L.; Cisternas, A. (2000), "The Neftegorsk (Sakhalin Island) 1995 earthquake: a rare interplate event" (PDF), Geophysical Journal International (John Wiley & Sons) 143: 595–607, doi:10.1046/j.1365-246x.2000.00234.x
- Aref'ev, S. S.; Dorbath, K. (2001), "The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake: Tomography of the source zone" (PDF), Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth (Springer Science+Business Media) 37 (2): 141–150
- Johnson, M. S. (1998), "The Tale of the Tragedy of Neftegorsk", Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (Cambridge University Press) 13 (1): 67–72, PMID 10187029
- Katsumata, K.; Kasahara, M.; Ichiyanagi, M.; Kikuchi, M.; Sen, R.; Kim, C.; Ivaschenko, A.; Tatevossian, R. (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 (Seismological Society of America) 94 (1): 117–130. doi:10.1785/0120020175.
External links
- 7.5 Quake Kills 300 on Russia's Sakhalin Island – Los Angeles Times
- The Sakhalin earthquake of May 27, 1995 – Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
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