28 Mar 2024
Sunday 10 February 2019 - 17:41
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Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts southern Iran

Tasnim An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted an area in Irans southern province of Hormozgan on Sunday afternoon but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

According to the Seismological Center of the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the quake struck an area near the city of Laft in Hormozgan at 2:24 p.m. (local time) on Sunday.

Data from the seismological center showed the location of the quake at 5 km from Laft and 14 km from Bandar Khamir with a depth of 10 km.

There have been no reports of casualties yet, according to Tasnim dispatches.

Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major fault lines that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.

On November 12, the western province of Kermanshah was hit by a major 7.3-magnitude quake that killed 620 people according to the latest toll.

The deadliest quake in Iran's modern history happened in June 1990. It destroyed the northern cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan, along with hundreds of villages, killing an estimated 37,000 people.

Bam in the countrys southeastern province of Kerman witnessed a strong quake in December 2003 which killed 31,000 people.
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