Bam, Kerman Prov, Jan 30, IRNA -- An earthquake measuring 4 on the
open-ended Richter scale jolted the southeastern city of Bam and its
surrounding vicinity at noon Sunday.
The Geophysics Institute of Tehran University located the
epicenter of the tremor at 180 km south of the provincial capital,
Kerman, on an area measuring 28/90 latitude and 58/37 longitude.
The quake struck at 12:59 hours local time (09:29 GMT). There
were no reports of any casualty or damage, the institute added.
On December 26, 2003 the city of Bam was almost leveled by a 6.3
magnitude earthquake. It is still under reconstruction with domestic
and foreign assistance.
Over 30,000 residents were killed and many others left homeless
by the killer earthquake of 2003.
