M7.3 earthquake near Nevel’sk, Sakhalin Oblast

What happened

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 50 km W of Gornozavodsk, Russia on 5 Sept 1971, 18:35 UTC at a depth of 18 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nevel’sk, about 54 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.