May 27, 1995 Earthquake: Neftegorsk, Okha, Moskalvo, Sakhalin Is, Russia
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Neftegorsk, Okha, Moskalvo, Sakhalin Is, Russia on May 27, 1995 at 13:03:52 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It killed 1,989 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 27, 1995
- Time
- 13:03:52 UTC
- Place
- Neftegorsk, Okha, Moskalvo, Sakhalin Is, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 52.629° N, 142.827° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1,989
- Injuries
- 750
- Damage
- $300 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
As many as 1,989 people killed, about 750 injured and severe damage (IX) in the Neftegorsk area. Some damage (VII) occurred at Okha. Felt (VI) at Moskalvo; (V) at Nikolayevsk-na-Amure and Nyvrovo; (IV) at Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy and Nysh. Surface faulting along a northeast-trending fault was observed south of Neftegorsk. (reference #1053)
1989 killed, 750 injured, $300 million damage. (reference #1250)
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5412.