7.8 magnitude quake hits southeast Province of Sistan – Balochistan , Iran


A Massive 7.8 Quake Hits IranJNN 17 Apr 2013 TEHRAN – A very strong earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale on Tuesday hit the Iranian city of Saravan in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province which borders Pakistan, the Iranian Seismological Center reported.  Continue reading

2 Subsequent Earthquakes Measuring 6.4 Richter ,Hits Iran kill 180, injure 1,300


 

JNN 12 Aug 2012 TABRIZ – Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday, killing 153 people and injuring more than 1,300 as buildings were reduced to rubble ,measuring 6.4  and 6.3 on the Richter scale that hit the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan in succession on Saturday. , Iranian officials said. Continue reading

Japan Hit By a Small tsunami again after 6.9 Earth quake


JNN 15 Mar 2012 Tokyo : A small tsunami hit Japan’s northeastern coastline on Wednesday, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region almost exactly a year on from the country’s worst post-war natural disaster. Continue reading