Origin time 00:30:14 IRST Depth 15 km (9 mi) Date 21 June 1990 | Magnitude 7.4 Mw Type Strike-slip Max. intensity X (Extreme) Total damage 8 billion USD | |
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Similar 2003 Bam earthquake, 1978 Tabas earthquake, 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes, 2002 Bou'in‑Zahra earthquake, 1997 Qayen earthquake |
The 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake occurred on June 21 at 00:30:14 local time in northern Iran. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme). Widespread damage occurred to the northwest of the capital city of Tehran, including the cities of Rudbar and Manjil. The National Geophysical Data Center estimated that $8 billion in damage occurred in the affected area. Other earthquake catalogs presented estimates of the loss of life in the range of 35,000–50,000, with a further 60,000–105,000 that were injured.
![1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake 26 Years Aftre Roudbar and Manjil EarthQuick Veresk](https://alchetron.com/cdn/1990-manjilrudbar-earthquake-5b89a49c-bfef-449d-a78d-bd3a2434e4c-resize-750.jpg)
Use in mediaEdit
![1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake ManjilRudbar earthquake in Guilan in 1990](https://alchetron.com/cdn/1990-manjilrudbar-earthquake-a5c5296b-7a80-4896-a52f-8cdc8e22bcb-resize-750.jpeg)
Acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has fictionally incorporated the earthquake and its effects on northern Iran into multiple films of his. In Life, and Nothing More... (1992), a director and his son search for child actors from a previous Kiarostami film; Where Is the Friend's Home? (1986), which was shot in a city that, by the time of the second film's production, is recovering from the earthquake. Kiarostami's next film Through the Olive Trees (1994) follows a film crew as they shoot scenes from Life, and Nothing More...; in one of these scenes a man discusses his marriage having taken place a day after the earthquake. Critics and scholars often refer to these three films as the Koker trilogy, and rank them among the director's finest works.
![1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake 30 May 2010 Godssecret39s Weblog](https://alchetron.com/cdn/1990-manjilrudbar-earthquake-b0717c60-5e8c-48eb-8940-4712d448d23-resize-750.jpeg)
![1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake ManjilRudbar earthquake in Guilan in 1990](https://alchetron.com/cdn/1990-manjilrudbar-earthquake-fc14ef70-a939-433d-be76-637698f0c73-resize-750.jpeg)
![1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake Iran Earthquake June 1990 International Rescue Corps](https://alchetron.com/cdn/1990-manjilrudbar-earthquake-75063a35-6942-426b-98dd-286c0fdeb3b-resize-750.jpeg)