1995 Russia Earthquake
Sakhalin Island, Russia — May 27, 1995
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake destroyed the town of Neftegorsk on Sakhalin Island, killing 2,000 people — nearly two-thirds of the town's population. All of the town's five-story Soviet-era residential buildings collapsed completely, underscoring the catastrophic failure of Soviet seismic construction standards.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M7.1
Date
May 27, 1995
Depth
24 km
Deaths
2,000
Latitude
52.630°
Longitude
142.830°
Tsunami
No
Region
Russia
Tectonic Cause
Strike-slip earthquake on the Schmidt Fault in the tectonically complex region where the Pacific, North American, and Okhotsk Plates interact near Sakhalin Island.
Aftermath in Pictures
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