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2025-02-18 15:50
By Mehdi Zare
New Delhi earthquake: seismicity increasing with land subsidence
In the early hours of 17 February 2025, an earthquake with a magnitude 4 occurred near Jail Park in Dhola Kawan, New Delhi, at a depth of 5 km, which was strongly felt throughout the Indian National Capital Region.
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2025-01-08 16:10
IRCS ready to provide relief services to quake-hit Nepal
TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced readiness to assist people affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal.
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2024-12-07 17:04
Earthquake in Khuzestan: emergency inspection conducted at Shushtar World Heritage site
TEHRAN - Following a series of earthquakes including a 5.6-magnitude one that struck Khuzestan early Thursday morning, emergency inspections were carried out at Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2024/12/07
By Mehdi Zare
A preliminary overview of M5.6 quake in Masjed Soleyman
TEHRAN - A M5.6 Earthquake on 5 December 2024, at 7:32 a.m. local time occurred in Golgir village, 20km southeast of Masjed Soleyman (Figure-1) with two important aftershocks during the first two hours after the mainshock at 7:53 a.m. (M5.0) and at 9:08 a.m. (M5.2).
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2024-11-25 15:49
Earthquake and safety drill to be held in schools
TEHRAN –The 26th national earthquake and safety drill will be held on Wednesday in schools to raise students' preparedness and ensure their safety during earthquakes.
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2024-11-13 17:57
Esfahak named one of UN Tourism’s Best Tourism Villages for 2024
TEHRAN – The historical village of Esfahak, nestled in Iran’s South Khorasan province, has achieved international recognition by being named one of the Best Tourism Villages for 2024 by UN Tourism.
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2024-09-09 18:17
By Afshin Majlesi
From salt domes to sand sculptures: Iran’s geological gems await
TEHRAN – Imagine exploring a land where geological wonders stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the most renowned natural sites in the world.
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2024-08-27 18:20
Persepolis threatened by groundwater over-extraction, environmental official says
TEHRAN - A senior environmental official in Fars province has said excessive drilling of wells and the over-extraction of groundwater has led to land subsidence around the UNESCO-listed Persepolis.
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2024-06-19 18:25
Earthquake damages historical buildings in Kashmar
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, a magnitude 5 earthquake caused damage to several historical buildings in Kashmar, a historical city in eastern Iran.
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2024-04-03 20:03
Nine dead, hundreds injured as strong quake hits Taiwan
At least nine people have been killed and more than 900 others injured after Taiwan was rocked by its biggest earthquake in a quarter-century.
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2023-11-01 15:50
Sixth shipment of relief supplies sent to Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The sixth shipment of humanitarian aid has been sent to the earthquake victims in "Zinda Jan" district in Herat Province, Afghanistan.
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2023-10-22 15:07
Fourth consignment of aid sent to quake-hit Afghanistan
TEHRAN - The fourth consignment of humanitarian aid from Iran has been dispatched to Afghanistan which was hit by a series of devastating earthquakes earlier this month.
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2023/10/17
By Mehdi Zare
The occurrence of fourth earthquake in Herat and future possible scenarios
TEHRAN - In Herat, Afghanistan, since October 15, when the first event with a magnitude of 6.2 was recorded, the fourth strong earthquake shook the region on the morning of October 23 at 8:06 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 6.4.
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2023-10-09 11:52
Iran sends aid to quake-hit Afghanistan
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2023-10-08 23:18
Iran sympathizes with Afghanistan over deadly quake
TEHRAN – Iran has expressed solidarity with the Afghan people over a deadly earthquake that killed thousands of people.
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2023-10-08 13:31
Iran sends aid, rescuers to quake-hit Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society dispatched a package of humanitarian aid and a team of rescue forces to Afghanistan which was hit by an earthquake on Saturday.
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2023/09/19
By Mehdi Zare
A new way for earthquake prediction in Tehran region using GNSS monitoring
TEHRAN - A meaningful earthquake prediction must clearly define the time, location, and magnitude of a future event. Short-term earthquake prediction—that is, the ability to issue warnings from minutes to months before a main shock—is impossible without visible and practical foreshock monitoring. Therefore, a key goal is to discover the precursor faulting process that can tell us where, when, and how big an impending earthquake will be.
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2023/09/11
By Mehdi Zare
Why did a strong earthquake occur in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco?
TEHRAN - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 occurred on September 8, 2023, in Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people at 23:11 local time. This earthquake damaged buildings in villages and towns around the epicenter - about 70 km from the historical city of Morocco - and caused significant human and economic losses.
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2023-09-10 11:16
Iran ready to support relief efforts in Morocco
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Cresent Society is ready to assist Morocco in the ongoing relief operations following the powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the North African country late on Friday.
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2023-08-08 18:21
Shahdad: work starts on long-awaited watermill restoration
TEHRAN - Work has started on a long-awaited restoration of a quack-hit watermill, which is located in the touristic region of Shahdad on the margins of the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in southern Iran.
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2023-06-24 15:28
Construction underway in quake-hit Khoy
Some 90 percent of houses that were damaged after a 5.4 magnitude struck the northwestern city of Khoy city on October 5, 2022, are being reconstructed.
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2023/06/12
By Mehdi Zare
A review of earthquake risk in Tehran
The city of Tehran is at risk of earthquakes, displacement, migration of population, and the vulnerability of buildings and bad excavations.
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2023/04/14
By Prof. Ali Akbar Salehi and Prof. Mehdi Zare
Lessons from recent quakes in Turkey and Syria: the importance of science and technology
The terrible scenes of earthquake damage and the loss of tens of thousands of people in the earthquakes of 6 February 2023 in southern Turkey and northern Syria are a reminder that earthquakes are still the deadliest type of natural disaster in the world.
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2023-04-08 16:54
By Mehdi Zare
The risk of a major earthquake in Lebanon
TEHRAN - After the earthquakes on 6 February 2023, Mw7.8 and Mw7.5 which caused extensive damages in Southern Turkey and northwest Syria, and more than 57000 victims, questions are raised on the possibility of similar events in Lebanon.
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2023-04-02 15:10
By Mehdi Zare
The importance of earthquake insurance
Many people's houses in the city of Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran, and the surrounding villages were destroyed in three earthquakes on 2 October 2022 and 18 and 27 January 2023, with magnitudes of 5.6, 5.6, and 5.9 respectively.
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2023-03-24 11:41
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake in northwest leaves 80 injured
TEHRAN – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit the northwestern city of Khoy on Friday morning, leaving 80 injured so far.
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2023-03-15 15:51
Regional center on earthquake management inaugurated in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience for West and Central Asia was inaugurated in Tehran on Tuesday.
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2023-03-03 16:25
Air rescue drill held in Tehran
TEHRAN – The third air rescue drill was held in Tehran on Thursday with the aim of improving the level of preparedness and coordination during probable earthquakes.
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2023-03-01 21:23
Tehran seeks 'unconditional' lifting of sanctions on quake-hit Syria
TEHRAN – Amir Saeed Iravani, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, on Tuesday urged “immediate and unconditional” lifting of Western sanctions against Syria in order to help Syria to deal with the aftermath of the highly devastating earthquake that hit the country early last month.
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2023-02-28 22:43
Iran lauds visit by top Arab legislators to Syria
TEHRAN - A recent trip by Arab parliament speakers and senior legislators to Syria is a positive step toward Islamic solidarity, Iran says, emphasizing that dialogue and regional approaches can solve the woes in the region.