Tasnim An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck a region in Irans western province of Ilam on Wednesday morning, injuring at least 17 people. The temblor happened at 9:12 am local time near the town of Abdanan. The earthquake was more strongly felt in the Sarabbagh county. Governor of Abdanan said 17 residents have been injured ...

IRNA An earthquake, measuring at 4.4 on Richter scale, hit an area in western Iran on Wednesday morning. Occurring at the depth of 9 kilometers, the quake jolted Abdanan in Ilam Province and broke the windows of some buildings and cracked some walls. Abdanan Governor Sirous Moradhasseli told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the schools ...

Ilam, Oct 15, IRNA A strong quake measuring 5.6 on Richter scale hit Murmuri suburbs of Abdanan City, Ilam province, Wednesday evening, leaving 19 wounded. Institute of Geophysics University of Tehran registered the quake at 5:05 hours local time on Wednesday. The quake caused a landslide that inflicted damage on several automobiles and injured ...

Tehran, Aug 21, IRNA An earthquake measuring 4.3 on Richter scale jolted vicinity of Mormouri in western province of Ilam Thursday morning. According to the report of seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 03:15 hours local time (2345 GMT Wednesday). Another earthquake with the same intensity ...

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TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude on Richter scale struck southern part of Ilam province, west of Iran. The epicenter of the quake was about 36 kilometers southeast of Abdanan with 10km depth. The tremor occurred at 7:02 am local time, 2:32 am GMT. Abdanans regional governor told Mehr News local correspondent that ...