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2018-12-16 21:08
Earthquake risk high in 78% of cities in Iran, says IRCS
TEHRAN — There are 120 active faults in Iran and about 78 percent of cities nationwide are located in earthquake prone regions, director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Rescue and Relief Organization, Morteza Salimi, said on Saturday.
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2018-11-28 16:58
Earthquake maneuver performed at schools nationwide
TEHRAN – The 20th earthquake maneuver, aiming at preparing for the unexpected natural disasters and practicing personal protective actions, is performed at over a 100,000 schools across the country on Wednesday, YJC reported.
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2018-11-25 23:09
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits western Iran, leaves over 700 injured
Tehran -- A powerful quake measuring 6.4 on Richter scale shook the western province of Kermanshah late on Sunday night, leaving some 729 injured.
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2018-11-12 12:03
2,000 newly built houses inaugurated in quake-hit Kermanshah
2,000 houses built by Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation were inaugurated on Sunday in earthquake-stricken areas of the western province of Kermanshah with the Foundation’s head, Parviz Fattah, in attendance.
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2018-10-05 16:44
Charity foundation creates jobs for quake-hit Kermanshahis
TEHRAN —Barekat Charity Foundation affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam also known as Setad Ejraiye Farmane Hazrate Emam has generated job opportunities for earthquake-stricken people of Kermanshah province.
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2018-10-01 21:00
Indonesia earthquake: death toll surges, search for survivors continues
TEHRAN - Less than two months after a massive earthquake struck Indonesia’s Lombok island, another devastating quake hit the Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Friday.
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2018-09-29 12:43
At least 384 killed in Indonesian quake, tsunami
At least 384 people were killed, many swept away by giant waves as they played on the beach, when a major earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, authorities said on Saturday.
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2018-08-26 10:20
Death toll in Indonesia quakes reaches 555
TEHRAN - The death toll in a string of earthquakes that have rocked Indonesia's Lombok island over the past two months has reached 555 with nearly 1,500 injured, the disaster agency said Friday, adding that hundreds of thousands have been rendered homeless.
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2018-08-26 09:55
Magnitude-5.9 quake in western Iran: 3 dead, 243 injured
TEHRAN — An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the western city of Tazeh-Abad in Kermanshah province in the small hours on Sunday, claiming 3 lives and leaving 243 injured.
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2018-08-17 12:05
Mo’aven al-Molk, a ‘must-see’ for travelers to Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Many visitors to the Takieh Mo’aven al-Molk, a sacred Shia shrine in Kermanshah, have highly recommended it as a ‘must-see’ destination for other travelers to western Iran.
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2018-08-06 09:29
Official warns of low levels of disaster preparedness in Tehran
TEHRAN — Ismail Najjar, head of National Disaster Management Organization, has warned of low levels of disaster preparedness in Tehran, YJC reported on Sunday.
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2018-08-01 09:58
Bill on earthquake preparedness and response in Tehran drafted
TEHRAN — Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) has prepared a draft of a bill on earthquake preparedness and response, Ahmad Sadeqi, the organization’s director has said.
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2018-07-24 09:34
Kermanshah historical sites unharmed by quake
TEHRAN – A magnitude 5.9 quake that rattled parts of the western province of Kermanshah on Sunday caused no damage to historical sites across the province.
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2018-07-23 18:43
Strong quake jolts western Iran, leaves 287 injured
TEHRAN — A strong quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale which shook the western city of Tazehabad in Kermanshah province on Sunday afternoon left at least 287 injured.
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2018-07-22 11:34
Strong quakes jolt southern, western Iran
TEHRAN — Two strong earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 5.9 on the Richter scale shook respectively the southern province of Hormozgan and the western province of Kermanshah on Sunday.
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2018-07-16 09:16
Govt. allots $310m to quake-hit Kermanshah
TEHRAN—The Iranian government has allocated some 13 trillion rials (nearly $310 million) in loans for housing projects in quake-stricken areas of the western province of Kermanshah, the province’s governor general has said.
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2018-05-07 12:03
Iran’s southwestern Sisakht hit by yet another quake within days
TEHRAN — The southwestern city of Sisakht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, was hit by another earthquake measuring 4.8 on Richer scale within days after the magnitude 5.2 tremor on May 2.
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2018-05-06 09:20
Quake deepens cracks in historical bridge
TEHRAN – A recent earthquake has deepened some previously-existing cracks in the centuries-old Pataveh Bridge near Yasuj, southwest Iran.
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2018-05-02 17:56
Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts southwestern Iran, injures at least 76
TEHRAN — An earthquake measuring 5.2 on Richter scale shook Sisakht in southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province on Wednesday morning, injuring 76.
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2018-04-24 16:13
Seismologist blames accumulated seismic energy for frequent quakes in Iran
TEHRAN - A renowned Iranian seismologist says the frequent jolts across Iran over the past few months are the result of a compensation for the “accumulated seismic energy” in the form of natural consecutive seismic events.
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2018-04-21 05:22
Bushehr nuclear plant not affected by quake
TEHRAN – The Bushehr nuclear power plant has not been affected by the Thursday quake, a local official at the plant said on Thursday.
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2018-04-19 13:42
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake jolts southern Iran
TEHRAN-- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook Bushehr, southern Iran, on Thursday.
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2018-04-14 19:57
90 schools to be built in quake-stricken areas
TEHRAN — Construction of some 90 schools will be completed in quake-stricken areas of Kermanshah, western Iran, by the beginning of the school year falling on September 23, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
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2018-04-07 19:51
Some $12.6m donated for Kermanshah quake relief
TEHRAN — Iranians have made a contribution of some 630 billion rials (nearly $12.6 million) to recovery efforts in the quake-hit province of Kermanshah, Iran’s Red Crescent Society secretary general Mahmoud Mohammadi-Nasab has said.
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2018-04-01 15:10
Fairly powerful quake shakes western Iran
Tehran-- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck weatern city of Sarpol Zahab, Kermanshah Province.
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2018-02-16 11:52
Cleric lives in tent in sympathy with quake victims
TEHRAN — A cleric in the western city of Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah province, which was hit hard by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake on November 12, is still living in a tent in sympathy with the quake-hit victims.
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2018-02-03 20:04
Some 1,400 schools in Tehran to be renovated in 10 years
TEHRAN — The organization for development, renovation, and equipping of school of Tehran, affiliated with Education Ministry, will retrofit and reconstruct 1,400 dilapidated schools in the province over the course of 10 years, ISNA reported on Saturday.
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2018-01-28 19:32
‘Only 10% of Tehraners ready for earthquake’
TEHRAN – Just around 10 percent of citizens in Tehran are prepared for earthquakes, the director of Tehran’s Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization said on Saturday.
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2018-01-13 08:19
Over 50 earthquakes hit Iranian city on Thursday
TEHRAN – More than 50 consecutive tremors, with different levels of severity, shook the city of Sumar in the western province of Kermanshah on Thursday.
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2018-01-09 12:03
Quake-hit Kermanshahi people rebuilding homes amid hope
TEHRAN — Almost two months after the tragic magnitude 7.3 quake rocked the western province of Kermanshah, the citizens join hands with those who volunteered to help rebuild their damaged cities and villages.
