Quake Jolts Southeastern Iran TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richer scale hit the city of Bam in Kerman province, Southeastern Iran, on Tuesday morning.
According to a report by the seismological network of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the quake hit the area at 07:53 hours local time (0423 GMT).
The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 57.9 degrees in longitude and 29.3 degrees in latitude.
Iran sits on several major faults and is prone to frequent earthquakes many of which have been devastating.
The worst quake in recent times hit Bam in December 2003, killing 31,000 people - about a quarter of its population - and destroying the city's ancient mud-built citadel.
The deadliest quake in the country was in June 1990 and measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. About 37,000 people were killed and more than 100,000 injured in the northwestern provinces of Gilan and Zanjan. It devastated 27 towns and about 1,870 villages.
In August, two quakes in Northwestern Iran also claimed the lives of 306 people and injured more than 4500 others.
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