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Monday, December 30, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 30, 2019
Moderate quake hits southern Iran, no casualties reported
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTEHRAN, Iran — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes a town in southern Iran, the country’s seismology center reports.
The quake jolts for about eight seconds the village of Qale Qazi, which is some 40 kilometers northeast of the major port city of Bandar Abbas. The temblor’s depth is some 20 kilometers.
There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The village has some 5,000 people, mainly farmers.
Iran lies on major seismic faults and experiences an earthquake a day on average.
Earlier in November, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others.
In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people.
— AP
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