Two quakes shake Iran

Published April 5th, 2005 - 08:01 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Two earthquakes measuring 4.7 and 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Bahabad in central Iranian province of Yazd early Tuesday, <i>IRNA</i> news agency reported.


The quakes occurred at 6:44 a.m. and 7:14 a.m. (0214 and 0244 GMT respectively), the news agency reported, adding that the epicenter of the quakes was about 200 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital of Yazd.

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