What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1990
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 36.96° N, 49.41° E
- Deaths
- 40000
- Injuries
- 105000
- Damage musd
- 7200
- Houses destroyed
- 100000
- Max water height m
- 2
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake
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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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