Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes Iran
Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 03:51:12 +0000
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s state TV said a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck the northwest of the country. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The report said the quake hit at 2:20 a.m. on Friday in Iran’s East Azarbaijan province. It said the temblor occurred at a depth of two kilometers (1.2 miles).
The US Geological Survey puts the quake’s magnitude at 5.8 at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
A magnitude 5 earthquake can cause considerable damage.
Iran is located on major seismic faults and experiences one earthquake a day on average. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people. AP