Jordbävningar i Iran och Turkiet

Jordbävning i Iran och Turkiet
En jordbävning har skakat staden Sari i norra Iran, uppger Sky News.
Enligt den amerikanska tv-kanalen CNN mätte jordbävningen 6,2 på richterskalan.
Samtidigt rapporteras om en mer moderat jordbävning i sydöstra Turkiet som mätte 4,2 på richerskalan.
Det finns i nuläget inga uppgifter om människor eller byggnader har skadats.

Strong earthquake rocks Iran
Friday, May 28, 2004 Posted: 1407 GMT (2207 HKT)


(CNN) -- A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Iran, centered about 45 miles north of the capital, Tehran, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Friday's quake is the first major one to hit Iran since last December's 6.6 magnitude event that virtually destroyed the ancient city of Bam, killing more than 25,000 people.

Friday's quake is centered much deeper than the Bam quake -- 26 km (16 miles) instead of the relatively shallow 10-km (6-mile) Bam quake. Bam is about 990 km (610 miles) southeast of Tehran.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Kraftigt jordskalv i norra Iran

Staden Sari i norra Iran skakades på fredagen av en jordbävning, rapporterade den statliga iranska televisionen.
Skalvet var så kraftigt att byggnader skakade också i huvudstaden Teheran, och folk sprang skrikande ut på gatorna i panik.


Enligt USA:s nationella skalvinformationscentrum NEIC uppmättes jordbävningens styrka till 6,2 på Richterskalan, skrev DPA.
Inga närmare uppgifter om skador förelåg omedelbart.
Den 26 december drabbades staden Bam i sydöstra Iran av ett förödande skalv med en styrka motsvarande 6,7 på skalan. Den jordbävningen krävde omkring 26 000 människors liv.

Strong earthquake rocks Iran
Friday, May 28, 2004 Posted: 1435 GMT (2235 HKT)


(CNN) -- A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Iran, centered about 45 miles north of the capital, Tehran, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Friday's quake is the first major one to hit Iran since last December's 6.6 magnitude event that virtually destroyed the ancient city of Bam, killing more than 25,000 people.

Friday's quake is centered much deeper than the Bam quake -- 26 km (16 miles) instead of the relatively shallow 10-km (6-mile) Bam quake. Bam is about 990 km (610 miles) southeast of Tehran.

A resident of the coastal resort of Sari, near where state media placed the quake's epicenter, said no buildings had come down.

"We felt it, it was strong but as far as we could tell there was no damage," Babak Mousavinia told Reuters by telephone.

Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi said the Islamic Republic was not preparing itself for a big death toll.

The earthquake shook buildings in Tehran and people in the streets screamed, Reuters reported. People in the west of the capital said some windows shattered.

State television reported the quake was felt from the Caspian Sea provinces to the central city of Isfahan and the northwest city of Ardebil.

QUAKE ROCKS IRAN

A strong earthquake has rocked northen Iran.


The United States Geological Survey said the quake in Sari measured 6.2 on the Richter Scale.

A huge tremor which devastated the Iranian city of Bam in southeast Iran in December measured 6.8 and killed more than 20,000 people.

There is no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The earthquake shook buildings in Tehran and people in the streets screamed.

People in west Tehran said some windows in the city shattered.

State television reported the earthquake was felt from the Caspian Sea provinces to the central city of Isfahan and the northwest city of Ardebil.

Jordbävning i Iran och Turkiet
Minst 23 döda

Minst 23 människor dödades och mer än 80 byar fick omfattande skador när en kraftig jordbävning skakade norra Iran på fredagen.
Det uppger det iranska inrikesministeriet enligt AP.
Samtidigt rapporteras om en mer moderat jordbävning i sydöstra Turkiet som mätte 4,2 på richerskalan. Där finns dock inga uppgifter om skadade människor eller byggnader.
Skalvet i Iran var så kraftigt att det kändes i Theran – 18 mil bort. I vissa delar av huvudstaden krossades fönsterrutor och människor flydde utomhus i panik.
Enligt USA:s nationella skalvinformationscentrum NEIC uppmättes jordbävningens styrka till 6,2 på Richterskalan, uppger DPA.
Den 26 december drabbades staden Bam i sydöstra Iran av ett förödande skalv med en styrka motsvarande 6,7 på skalan. Den jordbävningen krävde omkring 26000 människors liv.

Deadly earthquake rocks Iran
Friday, May 28, 2004 Posted: 1907 GMT (0307 HKT)

(CNN) -- A strong earthquake registering 6.3 magnitude has killed at least 23 people and injured dozens of others in northern Iran, officials said.

The quake, which hit about 5:10 p.m. Friday, was centered about 70 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, according to officials with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Iran.

Officials in the city of Noor said five people had been killed and 20 injured. Two additional deaths were reported outside Noor by other Iranian officials.

Officials with the Interior Ministry said 16 people were killed and 70 injured on the road between Tehran and the Caspian Sea.

Friday's temblor was the first major quake to hit Iran since last December's 6.6 magnitude event that virtually destroyed the ancient city of Bam, killing more than 25,000 people.

It was centered much deeper than the Bam quake -- 26 km (16 miles) instead of the relatively shallow 10-km (6-mile) Bam quake. Bam is about 990 km (610 miles) southeast of Tehran.

A resident of the coastal resort of Sari, near where state media placed the epicenter of Friday's quake, said no buildings had fallen.

"We felt it, it was strong, but as far as we could tell there was no damage," Babak Mousavinia told Reuters by telephone.

Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi said the Islamic Republic was not preparing itself for a big death toll.

The earthquake shook buildings in Tehran and people in the streets screamed, Reuters reported. People in the west of the capital said some windows shattered.

State television reported the quake was felt from the Caspian Sea provinces to the central city of Isfahan and the northwest city of Ardebil.