Two New Quakes Rattle Iran, At Least One Dead
Iranian news agencies are reporting one person has died and at least 56 slightly injured after two earthquakes hit separate areas of the country. The state-run IRNA news agency on December 27 attributed the death to a heart attack after a 4.2-magnitude quake shook the city of Alborz, about 50 kilometers west of the capital, Tehran. The ISNA news agency said a 5.1-magnitude quake hit the village of Hojedk in Kerman Province, about 700 kilometers south of Tehran the same day. There was no immediate word of casualties or damage. Iran is prone ...
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