Earthquake
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5.2 quake strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Laft village, in the Central District of Qeshm Island, southern Iran, on Sunday.
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Minor quake hits SW Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – A minor earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit Izeh in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan in the early hours of Sunday.
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By: Alieh Saadatpour
Embroidery female artists of Jask
JASK, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Women in the city of Jask, in Hormozgan province situated on the Sea of Oman, are quite skillful in the art of embroidery, which is a traditional craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn.
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Powerful 5.9 quake strikes Kermanshah province again
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – A 5.9 earthquake has struck the western province of Kermanshah this afternoon, while there are no immediate reports of any casualties.
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By: Ramin Saffari
Earthquake drill held at Ferdowsi University
MASHHAD, Dec. 27 (MNA) – With the participation of Mashhad’s Red Crescent Society, Fire Department, and Emergency Center an earthquake drill was held on Wednesday at Ferdowsi University to increase the preparedness of students for any possible quake in the future.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Earthquake drill in girls' dormitory
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – With the participation of Iranian Red Crescent Society, an earthquake drill was held today at the girls’ dormitory of Tehran University of Medical Sciences to enhance the readiness of students for any possible quake in the future.
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Pres. Rouhani urges boosting relief process to quake-hit areas
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – In a phone call on Mon., President Rouhani received the latest reports on the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Kermanshah province last night, and instructed Governor General of the province to speed up the relief process.
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716 hurt in 6.4-magnitude earthquake in western Iran
SARPOL-E ZAHAB, Nov. 26 (MNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook Kermanshah province in western Iran late Sunday, injuring 716 people, according to the latest reports.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
One year after fatal Kermanshah quake
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – On November 12, 2017 a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Kermanshah, western Iran. The jolt claimed 630 lives and left thousands injured while destroying many houses in rural and urban areas. Here you can see portraits of people who have lost members of their families.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Life goes on in Kermanshah quake-hit areas
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Despite hardships in Quake-stricken areas in the western Province of Kermanshah, daily life goes on. The following photos show the village of Boisan Abad in Salas-e-Babajani, which was severely hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake on 12 November, 2017.
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VIDEO: Drone footage shows mud-flooded areas in Indonesia
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – On September 28, a series of earthquake stroke Indonesia’s Palu, the greatest of which measured 7.5 on the Richter Scale. The three-meter high fatal tsunami, created by earthquakes, hit the region. The death toll has risen to 1,550 and is expected to rise as the rescue mission is still underway. Here is a drone footage of tsunami-hit region.
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VIDEO: Deadly tsunami hits Indonesia
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – A series of earthquakes hit Indonesia's Palu on Friday, the greatest of which measured 7.5 on the Richter Scale. Earthquakes created a 3-meter tsunami which hit the region. According to the latest reports, the tragic event has claimed 384 lives, while 29 others are still missing. The rescue mission is still underway and local hospitals have called for more help.
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Iran expresses deep regret over Indonesia quake, tsunami
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi expressed deep regret over the devastating earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia, which left hundreds of people killed, wounded, and displaced.
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VIDEO: Japan’s Friday quake claims 18 lives
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.7 quake hit Japan’s Northern island of Hokkaido on Friday. Dozens of people are still missing. The quake triggered landslides that buried homes and buckled roads. Rescue forces are digging in thorough mountains of mud and debris trying to find survivors.
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Iran condoles with Japan over deadly quake
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran has extended a message of condolences and sympathy to the Japanese government and nation over a powerful quake that triggered a landslide in northern Hakkaido, killing and wounding hundreds of people.
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VIDEO: Earthquake hits Iran’s Kermanshah province
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.9 quake jolted western Kermanshah province at around 3 AM local time, Sunday. The temblor hit Tazehabad at the depth of 8 km, claiming 2 lives and leaving 232 individuals injured. Here is a video of quake caught by a gas station’s CCTV.
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Magnitude 5.9 quake jolts western Iran, injures 232, kills 2
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.9 quake hit Iranian western province of Kermanshah at early on Sunday and according to the governor general of the province so far 232 cases of injury and two dead has been reported.
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Two massive quakes jolts Southeast Asia
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Two major earthquakes hit Indonesia and Fiji at early hours of Sunday.
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Pres. Rouhani condoles with Indonesia over tragic quake
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani sent a letter of condolences on Tuesday to his Indonesian counterpart, extending sympathies over the loss of lives following a magnitude-7.0 quake in the Indonesian resort island of Lombok.
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Iran condoles with Indonesia over loss of life in powerful quake
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran has extended condolences to the families of those who were killed after a magnitude-7.0 quake struck the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Sunday.
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5.8 quake injures 95 in southern Kerman province
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake stuck the Sirch in Iranian southern Province of Kerman, injuring at least 95 people and damaging people’s houses and properties, a day after two other strong quakes in west and south of the country.
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5.9 quake hits Kermanshah again; casualties reported
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – A 5.9 earthquake is reported to have hit Salas-e Babajani region in western province Kermanshah, wounding dozens.
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VIDEO: Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Japan's Osaka
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – A strong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit the Japanese city of Osaka on Monday, killing at least four people and injuring 214.
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Wartime shell detonated in W Iran; 1 killed, 5 injured
TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – A shell from the 1980-88 war of Iraq's Saddam against Iran detonated late on Monday in an Iranian border village in Kermanshah province, killing and injuring 6 members of a family.
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Works of Iranian photographer to vie at Lumix photo festival
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – ‘Life After Shock’ is a collection of photographs taken by Fatemeh Behboudi about three earthquakes in Iran which will vie at the 6th LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism.
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5.2 magnitude quake hits southwest Iran, injures dozens
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in southwest Iran injuring dozens.
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Seismologist blames accumulated seismic energy for frequent quakes in Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – A renowned Iranian seismologist says the frequent jolts across Iran over the past few months are the result of a compensation for the “accumulated seismic energy” in the form of natural consecutive seismic events.
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Bushehr nuclear power plant untouched by quake, officials say
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Mahmoud Jafari, an executive in Iran’s nuclear power plant in Bushehr told the media that the plant is running normally in accordance with its schedule and it has not been damaged by the Thursday quake of 5.9 magnitude.
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All reconstructed houses must be delivered to people by summer
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – The President appreciated the people and all provincial and state officials, the armed forces and the Basij for addressing the earthquake-hit areas and stressed the importance of building earthquake-resistant buildings, underscoring the point that all the reconstructed houses in Kermanshah province should be delivered people by summer.
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Tehran sends sympathies over huge quake in Mexico
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – In the aftermath of huge earthquakes in Mexico, the spokesperson for Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed sympathies to all the victims and families of yesterday terrible quake in Mexico.