05/11/2013 09:19 GMT

by Mohammad Davari

TEHRAN, Iran, May 11, 2013 (AFP) - A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting of damaged villages and at least 20 people injured.

The epicentre of the quake was measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the southern town of Minab, located in the Hormuzgan province, at 0208 GMT , the USGS said. It was at a depth of 36.44 km (22.64 miles).

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SITUATION: On April 16, at least six people in Pakistan and 40 people in Iran were killed when a major earthquake, with a 7.8 magnitude, struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border. Tremors were also felt in India and the Gulf states.

The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of scarcely-populated mountains and desert. It was located 125 miles southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 155 miles northwest of Turbat in Pakistan.

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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in mid-April left 35,000 people homeless, hundreds of people seriously injured and around 40 reported dead in the far flung area of Mashkail in the Balochistan province in Southwestern Pakistan. NRC will be distributing essential house hold items to the affected population

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IIf asked, officials would inform the international community, and deploy UN quick action response teams as well as international search and rescue advisory teams.

04/17/2013 13:40 GMT

by Maaz Khan

Mashkail, Pakistan, April 17, 2013 (AFP) - Thousands of Pakistanis have been affected by a huge earthquake in Iran that damaged hundreds of homes and killed at least 41 people, sparking a military rescue effort in the remote region.

The United States also offered aid after the 7.8-magnitude quake, Iran's most powerful in five decades, damaged an estimated 2,000 mud-built homes of Mashkail, a town in the poor Pakistani province of Baluchistan.

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Summary

Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS, NEIC, Golden, Colorado (and predecessors)

Event Time

2013-04-09 11:52:50 UTC
2013-04-09 16:22:50 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
2013-04-09 20:52:50 UTC+09:00 system time

Location

28.500°N 51.591°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

89km (55mi) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran 92km (57mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran 103km (64mi) WSW of Firuzabad, Iran 124km (77mi) S of Kazerun, Iran 272km (169mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

04/10/2013 12:30 GMT

by Mitra Amiri

TEHRAN, April 10, 2013 (AFP) - Iran stepped up relief efforts on Wednesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages but left its sole nuclear power station unscathed.

More than 90 villages in the southern province of Bushehr were hit hard by Tuesday's quake, with two completely destroyed, the head of Iran's Red Crescent rescue corps, Mahmoud Mozafar, told state television.

More than 850 people were injured and some 800 houses razed to the ground.

The head of Iran's Red Crescent rescue corps said major damage was probable considering the rural nature of the stricken area, home to some 12,000 inhabitants.