Tremor jolts Qazvin province
Tehran, Oct 26, IRNA -- A mild quake measuring 3.5 on the open-ended
Richter scale shook Qazvin province on Saturday.
According to the seismological bases of Tehran University, the
tremor occurred at 14:46 hours local times (11:16 GMT).
No reports have been yet released on possible damage to life and
property.
Iran sits on some of the world's seismic faultlines and
is often shaken by earthquakes of various intensities.
Since 1991, over 950 earthquakes have hit the country, resulting
in the death of 17,600 people and injuries to 53,300 others.
Quake shakes Semnan
Semnan, Oct 26, IRNA -- A mild earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.2
degrees on the open-ended Richter scale, shook areas surrounding
Semnan province Saturday.
The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute affiliated to
Tehran University said the quake occurred at 12:30 hours local time
(09:00 GMT) with its epicenter somewhere in the city.
There have been no reports of casualties or damage to property.
Iran sits on some of the world's seismic faultlines and
is often shaken by earthquakes of various intensities.
As of 1991, over 950 earthquakes have hit the country resulting
in the death of 17,600 people and injuries to 53,300 others.
Quakes jolt southwestern, western Iranian cities
Tehran, Oct 26, IRNA -- An earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.3 degrees
on the open-ended Richter scale, shook the city of Gachsaran in the
southwestern Iranian province of Kohkilouyeh and Boyerahmad on Friday.
Seismological bases of Tehran University registered the quake at
19:18 hours local time (1548 GMT) with its epicenter at 10 kilometers
west of the city.
Meanwhile, another earthquake measuring 3.5 degrees on the Richter
scale, shook the western city of Razan on Friday.
The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute affiliated to
Tehran University said the quake occurred at 19:10 hours local time
(1540 GMT) with its epicenter in north of the city.
There has been no report yet on possible casualty or property
damage caused by the quakes.
At least 305 people were killed in the earthquake which hit the
northwestern and western provinces of Qazvin, Hamedan and Zanjan
on June 22.
The quake, with the intensity of six on the open-ended Richter
scale, also left at least 25,000 people displaced.
Iran sits on some of the world's seismic faultlines and is often
shaken by earthquakes of various intensities.
As of 1991, over 950 earthquakes have hit the country, resulting
in the death of 17,600 people and injuries to 53,300 others.
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