Magnitude-5.4 quake jolts city in southern Iran

November 26, 2010 08:19 pm | Updated December 15, 2016 11:01 pm IST - TEHRAN

Iran’s seismological centre is reporting that a magnitude 5.4—earthquake has jolted a city in the country’s south. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The centre says the epicentre was near the city of Firouzabad, which is home to 117,000 people. The town is about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of the capital, Tehran. The earthquake struck on Friday at 4-03 p.m. local time (1233 GMT).

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6.

Quakes measuring more than a magnitude of five can cause considerable damage.

Iran is located on seismic fault lines and on average experiences at least one small earthquake a day.

A magnitude—6.6 quake flattened the historic south-eastern city of Bam in 2003, killing 26,000 people.

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