IFP - Following the recent earthquake in Tehran, some real estate agencies in the Iranian capital are boasting of offering houses that are resistant to magnitude-9 quakes. These days, the activity of Tehrans faults has frightened the capitals residents in a way that some have spent several nights on the streets, and some have temporarily taken ...

Tasnim Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri voiced the administrations resolve to carry out a major plan for strengthening old buildings to minimize damages if an earthquake happens. Commenting on the rising public concern following a recent increase in seismic activities in the province of Tehran, Jahangiri said the administration ...

IRNA The 4.2-magnitude earthquake that happened early on Wednesday in Alborz Province, west of Tehran, killed one and injured 57 people. The quake occurred at 00:54 hours local time (21:24 GMT); the epicenter of the quake was at 50.93 degrees longitude and 35.68 degrees latitude and in the depth of 12 kilometers. Three people have been hospitalized,...

Press TV - A light earthquake has been felt in Iran's Tehran Province and surrounding cities. The epicenter of the quake has been reported to be on the border between Tehran and Alborz provinces, near the city of Malard. According to initial reports, the magnitude of the seismic event was 4.2 and occurred in the depth of 12 kilometers, on the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) No injury or serious damage have been reported after a mild earthquake rattled an area in northeastern region of Tehran province, an official with Tehran Municipality said. According to a report by Iranian Seismological Center of the Institute of Geophysics of University of Tehran, an earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale ...