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| UTC time | 2007-08-02 02:37:42 |
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| ISC event | 13199707 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 2 August 2007 |
| Local time | 13:37 |
| Magnitude | Mw 6.2[1] |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Epicenter | 46°52′08″N 142°00′58″E / 46.869°N 142.016°E |
| Max. intensity | MSK-64 VIII (Damaging) |
| Tsunami | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
| Casualties | 4 dead, 12 injured, 8,000 homeless |
The 2007 Nevelsk earthquake affected Russia's southern Sakhalin and generated a tsunami along its coast. The Mw 6.2 shock occurred at 10 km (6.2 mi) depth some 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 dipping fault. More than 1,800 aftershocks were recorded by the end of the year. At least four people died and at least 12 were injured. It rendered 250 buildings uninhabitable due to their severety of damage and left 8,000 people homeless. Three tsunami waves struck the island's coast with a maximum height of 3.2 m (10 ft), and small waves were observed in Hokkaido; no damage occurred.
- ^ ISC (2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904–2018), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre, archived from the original on 2016-11-25, retrieved 2023-01-11