Earthquake — Iran: Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil

When

20 Jun 1990

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.3

Where

Iran

Coordinates

36.96° N, 49.41° E

Deaths

40000

Injuries

105000

Damage musd

7200

Houses destroyed

100000

Intensity mmi

7

Depth km

19

1990 severe earthquake centered in northeastern Iran

The 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake occurred on Thursday, 21 June 1990 at 00:30:14 local time in the Caspian Sea region of northern Iran. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme). Devastation occurred in a 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) area, causing extensive damage in several cities. A large aftershock also added to the destruction.

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• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 7.4 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mencil-Rudbar depremi: İran'ın kuzey kesiminde yerel saatle 00:30'da meydana gelen 7,4 Mw şiddetindeki deprem 20 bin km²'lik bir alanda yıkıma yol açtı”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Das Manjil-Rudbar-Beben mit der Stärke 7,4 im Iran, 40.000 bis 50.000 Tote”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en el noroeste de Irán, un terremoto de 7,4 deja más de 50000 muertos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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