Earthquake (Armenian: Երկրաշարժ, Russian: Землетрясение) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian disaster drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan based on the 1988 Armenian earthquake.
[3][4] It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
[5][6] However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements.
[9] Critical reception of the film in Russian media ranged from mixed to positive.
[10][11] Earthquake had the best critical reception of all films directed by Sarik Andreasyan.