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Paromay Destination Guide

Touring Paromay in Russia

Paromay in the region of Sakhalin is located in Russia - some 3,825 mi or ( 6156 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Paromay is now 08:14 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Sakhalin " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: and . Being here already, consider visiting . Check out our recommendations for Paromay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Neftegorsk, Sakhalin Oblast

Neftegorsk, called Vostok (Восто́к) before 1970, was an oil-producing urban-type settlement in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It was devastated on May 28, 1995 by an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, killing over 2,000 people (while the total population was about 3,500). The settlement was not rebuilt after the earthquake; a memorial was constructed in the area.

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Located at 53.00 142.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Defunct towns in Russia, Destroyed cities, Former populated places in Russia, Geography of Sakhalin Oblast, Populated places disestablished in 1995

1995 Neftegorsk earthquake

The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake was a 7.1Mw earthquake that devastated the town of Neftegorsk in northern Sakhalin Island, Russia on May 27 1995 at 23:03 local time. Neftegorsk was nearly completely destroyed by the earthquake, and approximately 2,000 of the 3,176 residents in the town were killed. The earthquake involved right lateral strike-slip movement on a fault that ruptured from south to north for 40 km, with the rupture passing right under Neftegorsk.

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Located at 52.63 142.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: 1995 earthquakes, 1995 in Russia, Earthquakes in Russia, Natural disasters in the Russian Far East, Sakhalin