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Tue, 12/21/2010 - 14:12
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Quake hits southern Iran, seven dead
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA)--An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Fahraj mountainous area in the southern province of Kerman on Monday at 22:12 p.m. local time, killing seven and injuring hundreds people.
Tehran University’s Institute of Geophysics reported that the epicenter of the quake was in Hosseinabad Village in Fahraj city at a depth of 28 kilometers.
Fahraj, located 300 kilometer of capital city of Kerman, is recently separated from the city of Bam.
Six aftershocks have so far jolted the region; the strongest one has measured 5 Richter scale.
It has been reported that over 40 percent of houses have severely damaged. Rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the quake-stricken areas.
Many areas in Iran are located on seismic fault lines and Iran is frequently hit by powerful and deadly earthquakes.
In 2003, a 6.6 magnitude quake flattened the southeastern city of Bam in Kerman Province, leaving about 30,000 people dead.
The deadliest earthquake of the country, measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the northwestern provinces of Gilan and Zanjan in 1990, killing about 37,000 people.
Tehran University’s Institute of Geophysics reported that the epicenter of the quake was in Hosseinabad Village in Fahraj city at a depth of 28 kilometers.
Fahraj, located 300 kilometer of capital city of Kerman, is recently separated from the city of Bam.
Six aftershocks have so far jolted the region; the strongest one has measured 5 Richter scale.
It has been reported that over 40 percent of houses have severely damaged. Rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the quake-stricken areas.
Many areas in Iran are located on seismic fault lines and Iran is frequently hit by powerful and deadly earthquakes.
In 2003, a 6.6 magnitude quake flattened the southeastern city of Bam in Kerman Province, leaving about 30,000 people dead.
The deadliest earthquake of the country, measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the northwestern provinces of Gilan and Zanjan in 1990, killing about 37,000 people.
