Moderately Strong Quakes Hit Eastern Iran Near Kerman; Damage Reported
Two moderately strong earthquakes hit eastern Iran in quick succession early on December 1. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first, a relatively strong magnitude 6.0 tremor, struck at a shallow depth close to the city of Kerman, which has a population of more than 821,000. The quake's shallow depth of 10 kilometers would have amplified the shaking effects felt on the surface, the survey said. It was followed up 10 minutes later by a second, less powerful 5.0 aftershock in the same area, the survey said. "For the moment, no deaths have ...
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