1990 Manjil–Rudbar 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.
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| UTC time | 1990-06-20 21:00:14 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 366754 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | June 21, 1990 |
| Local time | 00:30:14 IRST |
| Magnitude | 7.4 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 15 km (9 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 37.07°N 49.28°E [1] |
| Type | Strike-slip [2] |
| Areas affected | Iran |
| Total damage | $8 billion [3] |
| Max. intensity | X (Extreme) [4] |
| Casualties | 35,000–45,000 killed [3] 60,000–105,000 injured [3] 105,000–400,000 displaced [3] |
Use in media
Acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has fictionally incorporated the earthquake and its effects on northern Iran into multiple films of his. In And Life Goes On (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.
References
- ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
- Berberian et al. 1992, pp. 1752, 1753
- USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- Berberian et al. 1992, p. 1731
Sources
- Berberian, M.; Qorashi, M.; Jackson, J. A.; Priestley, K.; Wallace, T. (1992), "The Rudbar-Tarom earthquake of 20 June 1990 in NW Persia: Preliminary field and seismological observations, and its tectonic significance", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 82 (4): 1726–1755
Further reading
- Berberian, M.; Walker, R. (2010), "The Rudbar Mw 7.3 earthquake of 1990 June 20; seismotectonics, coseismic and geomorphic displacements, and historic earthquakes of the western 'High-Alborz', Iran" (PDF), Geophysical Journal International, 182 (3): 1577–1602, Bibcode:2010GeoJI.182.1577B, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.2010.04705.x
External links
- 7.4 - northern Iran – United States Geological Survey
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.