TEHRAN, Feb 10 - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted an area in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan in the early hours of Sunday.
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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The spokesman for Iran’s Emergency Services Mojtaba Khaledi said the temblor struck an area near the city of Izeh in Khuzestan Province at 00:56 a.m. (local time) on Sunday.
Four teams have been dispatched to the quake-hit area to examine the situation, he said, adding that so far, no casualties have been reported.
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major fault lines that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.
On November 12, the western province of Kermanshah was hit by a major 7.3-magnitude quake that killed 620 people according to the latest toll.
The deadliest quake in Iran's modern history happened in June 1990. It destroyed the northern cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan, along with hundreds of villages, killing an estimated 37,000 people.
Source: Tasnim