Earthquake

Moderate earthquake rocks Bali, killing at least 3

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Indonesian authorities reported that three people were killed and another seven were injured when a moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia’s resort island of Bali.

6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes island of Crete in Greece

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Crete in Greece on Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Two powerful quakes hit Hawaii in US

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Two strong earthquakes struck south of Hawaii's Big Island on Sunday.

Iran FM expresses sympathy with Pakistan over quake tragedy

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister expressed sympathy with the Pakistani government and people over a deadly earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Powerful 5.9 magnitude quake hits Pakistan’ Balochistan prov.

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) At least 20 people have been killed and about 300 others wounded after a powerful 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Thu., local officials said.

4.2-Richter quake jolts Iran-Iraq border

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale has hit the Iran-Iraq border near Qasr-e Shirin City in Kermanshah province.

Strong quake hits Greece's biggest island of Crete, 1 killed

A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece's largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authorities said.

6.5-Magnitude earthquake strikes near Coast of Nicaragua

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) registered a strong earthquake near the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday.

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest quakes on record.

6.3-Magnitude quake rocks Chile

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck Chile, the National Seismological Centre said.

No casualties reported in Quchan quake, while homes damaged

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Head of the Khorasan Razavi Province Crisis Management said this morning's 5.2-magnitude quake in Quchan County has damaged buildings in as many as 42 villages. while 10 people are reported to have suffered injuries.

Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts Iran's Quchan

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Quchan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province on Monday morning with no immediate reports of casualties.

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Magnitude 4.5 quake jolts Iran-Iraq borders

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A 4.5 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 9 km struck shared Iran-Iraq border areas in Qasr-e Shirin County in western Iranian Kermanshah province on Wednesday afternoon.

Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 1,297: Report

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – The death toll in a powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday has grown to 1,297, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Sunday citing the republic’s department of civil protection.

3.9 magnitude quake jolts east Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck the east of the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday afternoon with no immediate reports of casualties.

Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 304: Report

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, reducing churches, hotels, schools and homes to rubble in latest tragedy to hit impoverished Caribbean nation.

Amid Tokyo Olympic Games:

An earthquake with 6.0 magnitude Richter scale jolts Japan

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – A powerful earthquake with 6.0 magnitude Richter scale hit eastern coast of Japan followed with several strong aftershocks as it was felt in Tokyo which is hosting 2020 Olympic Games.

An earthquake with 4.2 magnitude Richter scale jolts Izmir

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.2 magnitude of Richter-Scale jolted Izmir in Turkey on Thursday.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake jolts Iran's Fars province

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the frontiers between the two southern provinces of Bushehr and Fars on Sunday afternoon.

Last chance to see 2021 supermoon

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – The last supermoon of 2021, the "strawberry" full moon, rose Thursday and viewers can see it for two to three nights.

Magnitude 5.2 quake strikes Ilam, no casualties reported

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – A powerful earthquake at the magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Saleh Abad region in the western Iranian Province of Ilam on Sunday morning.

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake jolts Afghanistan

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – A relatively powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday with no immediate reports of casualties.

Magnitude 4.8 quake jolts Iran's Sarpol-e Zahab County

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook Iran's western province of Kermanshah near the border with Iraq early on Monday, no casualties have been reported.

Earthquake causes no damage to Bushehr nuclear power plant

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – None of the facilities, equipment, and buildings of Bushehr nuclear power plant have been damaged by the Sunday earthquake that occurred in Ganaveh County of Bushehr province.