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2023-01-20 18:12
Quake damages historical monuments in Khoy
TEHRAN – The historical sites across the ancient city of Khoy have been damaged due to an earthquake of a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale that occurred on Wednesday.
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2022-11-29 18:43
Nationwide quake drill held at schools
TEHRAN – The 24th earthquake drill, aiming at preparing for unexpected natural disasters and practicing personal protective actions, was performed at schools across the country on Tuesday.
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2022-11-18 19:30
Quake of magnitude 5 strikes ancient port city, no damage reported
TEHRAN– Initial estimates show no damage to historical sites and monuments in Bandar Kong, an ancient port city in southern Iran, which had been shaken by a 5-magnitude earthquake on Thursday evening.
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2022-10-10 20:31
Quake inflicts $100,000 of damage to historical sites in Khoy
TEHRAN—The historical sites across the ancient city of Khoy have taken some 30 billion rials ($100,000) damages from the last week’s medium-sized earthquake, a local tourism official has said.
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2022-10-07 20:30
Khoy historical sites suffer no serious harm from earthquake
TEHRAN—A magnitude 5.6 earthquake rattled Khoy on Wednesday, however, it caused no serious damage to historical sites across the ancient city, Khoy’s tourism chief has said.
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2022-10-07 17:20
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits northwestern Iran
TEHRAN - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred near the city of Khoy, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, early on Wednesday.
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2022-09-06 18:30
Quake inflicts no harm to historical sites in Hormozgan
TEHRAN—A medium-sized 5.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the city of Fin in Hormozgan on Monday caused no damage to historical structures and sites across the southern Iranian province.
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2022-09-05 15:18
Magnitude 5.4 quake rattles southern Iran
TEHRAN - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale struck the city of Fin, southern Hormozgan province, 54 kilometers northwest of the capital port city of Bandar Abbas.
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2022-07-26 18:43
By Mehdi Zare, professor at Earthquake Prediction Center, IIEES
Scientific challenge: predicting earthquakes or avoiding them?
Almost every time, after a large earthquake occurs near a residential area, questions are raised in the media as to "why the event was not anticipated?".
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2022-07-22 21:18
12 restoration workshops underway in quake-stricken Bam Citadel
TEHRAN – Director of the UNESCO-registered Bam and its Cultural Landscape has said 12 restoration workshops are currently underway in the Bam Citadel and its premises, which were brought down to earth due to a devastating earthquake on December 26, 2003.
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2022-07-04 20:59
Kuwait, UAE condole with Iran on earthquake
TEHRAN – Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have expressed their condolences to Iran over the earthquake that hit the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
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2022-07-04 17:25
Over 700 quakes take place in a month
TEHRAN – A total of 713 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month (May 21-June 22), according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2022-07-02 18:48
Consecutive quakes struck wind towers in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Consecutive quakes, the strongest of which measured 6.1 magnitude, have hurt some 50 centuries-old wind towers (badgirs) in southern Iran.
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2022-07-02 09:34
5 dead, 44 injured as magnitude 6.1 quake rattles southern Iran
TEHRAN - An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck the port city of Bandar Khamir, southern Hormozgan province, early on Saturday, leaving 5 dead and 44 injured so far.
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2022-06-27 21:00
Historical sites in Kerman unaffected by quake
TEHRAN – A medium-sized 5.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Ravar county, southern Kerman province, on Sunday, caused no damage to historical sites across the province.