events
The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
Related Wikipedia articles
1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
1995 devastating earthquake in Sakhalin, Russia
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on 28 May at 01:03 local time in northern Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. It was the most destructive earthquake known within the modern borders of Russia, with a magnitude of Mw7.1 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent)…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Neftegorsk, Sakhalin Oblast
Ghost town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
Neftegorsk, formerly Vostok before 1970, is a ghost town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
Seismic intensity scale used to quantify the degree of shaking during earthquakes
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic magnitude usually reported for an earthquake.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States dollar
Currency of the United States
The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it into 100 cents, and authorized the minting of coins denominated in dollars and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)