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The 2007 Nevelsk earthquake affected the island of Sakhalin in Russia and generated a tsunami along its coast. The M w 6.2 shock occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi), and had an epicenter located 20 km (12 mi) off the coast of Kholmsk at 13:37 local time on 2 August. It was caused by reverse faulting on a north–south striking and west ...
Pages in category "2007 earthquakes" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... 2007 Nevelsk earthquake; A. 2007 Aysén Fjord earthquakes;
The 2007 Peru earthquake was the deadliest with 595 fatalities. The September 2007 Sumatra earthquake was the largest in 2007 with an 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale. The 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake caused a significant tsunami that killed 52 people. There were four 8.0+ earthquakes in 2007 which is the most ever recorded for a single year.
Some of the largest Russian earthquakes since the latter half of the 20th century are the 1958/1963 and 2006/2007 earthquakes in the Kuril Islands near Japan, as well as the 1952/1959 earthquakes in the Kamchatka Peninsula, all of which were ≥ 8.0 M. See also the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
2007 Nevelsk, Sakhalin Earthquake (M w 6.2 [28]) Occurred on a west-dipping reverse fault as opposed to east-dipping faults involved in large Sea of Japan earthquakes. Three tsunami waves measuring up to 3.2 m (10 ft). [45] Two people killed, ten injured and severe damage occurred in Nevelsk. Over half of the town's 11,000 residents displaced.
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2007 Nevelsk earthquake; 2008 Chechnya earthquake; 2021 Khövsgöl earthquake; F. February 1923 Kamchatka earthquake; U. 2024 Uqturpan earthquake;
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