Earthquake hits southern Iran
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook the
Bastak district in the southern province of Hormozgan in Iran on
May 16.
The tremor occurred at 7:59 local time, and its epicenter was
located at 54.49 degrees longitude and 27.18 degrees latitude and
at a depth of 10 kilometers underground, according to the report of
the seismography center affiliated with Tehran University
Geophysics Institute, Iran's ISNA news agency reported.
There was no immediate report on possible casualties or damage.
Iran sits astride several major faults in the earth's crust and is
prone to frequent earthquakes, many of which have been
devastating.
The deadliest quake in the country was in June 1990 and measured
7.7 on the Richter scale.
About 37,000 people were killed and more than 100,000 injured in
the northwestern provinces of Gilan and Zanjan. It devastated
around 27 towns and 1,870 villages.
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