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IRAN-QUAKE
5.6-magnitude quake hits SE Iran, no casualties
TEHRAN, Sept. 7, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Masjed-
e hazrat-e aboulfazl region in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan
province at 10:53 a.m. local time (0623 GMT) on Friday.
According to Iranian Seismological Center, the epicenter of the earthquake
was at the depth of 10 km, 28.229 degrees north latitude and 59.481 degrees
east longitude.
The chief of Crisis Management of Sistan and Baluchestan, Abdolrahman
Shahnavazi, told Tasnim news agency that there has been no casualties in the
province following the quake.
The assessment teams are in the site of earthquake to study the possible
damage, Shahnavazi was quoted as saying.
At least 10 aftershocks, ranging from 3.4 to 4.3 magnitude, have shaken the
region so far, according to Iranian Seismological Center.
The earthquake was also felt in the neighboring Kerman province, said the
Tasnim report.
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