Geology: 4.5 magnitude earthquake shakes western Iran

geology
4.5 magnitude earthquake shakes western Iran

Seismograph of an earthquake station. (icon image) photo

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Earthquakes repeatedly occur in the region where the Arabian, Indian and Eurasian plates meet. Now a quake shook the west of Iran.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake has struck western Iran. The earthquake happened near the provincial capital of Kermanshah on Sunday morning, according to the state agency IRNA, citing the Geophysics Institute at the University of Tehran. The magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). There were initially no reports of damage or casualties.

In recent months, earthquakes in the north-west not far from the Turkish border have caused damage and injured hundreds of people. Tremors in Iran also bring back memories of the severe earthquakes in Turkey and northern Syria in early February. Earthquakes repeatedly occur in the region where the Arabian, Indian and Eurasian plates meet.

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