Magnitude 4.1 Quake Jolts Western Iran, No Casualties Reported
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s western province of Lorestan in the early hours of Thursday but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
According to the Seismological Center of the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the temblor hit an area in the city of Chaghabal in Rumeshkhan County, Lorestan, at 4:05 a.m. (local time) on Thursday.
The epicenter, with a depth of 9 km, was determined to be at 33.208 degrees of north latitude and 47.509 degrees of east longitude.
Speaking to Tasnim, the managing director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s department in Lorestan Province said there have been no reports of casualties so far.
The official added that the rescue teams of the IRCS in the province are on full alert.
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major fault lines that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.
On November 12, 2017, the western province of Kermanshah was hit by a major 7.3-magnitude quake that killed 620 people.
The deadliest quake in Iran's modern history happened in June 1990. It destroyed the northern cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan, along with hundreds of villages, killing an estimated 37,000 people.
Bam in the country’s southeastern province of Kerman witnessed a strong quake in December 2003 which killed 31,000 people.
