IRNA - An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Takht village in Hormuzgan Province, south of Iran. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 5:36 hours local time (2:06 GMT Saturday) in an area located at 56.74 degrees longitude and 27.52 degrees latitude. There ...

A relatively strong quake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted Parsian district in the southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday, Irna reported. The tremor struck the provinces' western parts at 20:04:47 local time (16:34 GMT). There were no immediate reports of any casualties or material damage. Earlier, two minor quakes hit the area around ...

Tehran, May 7, IRNA -- A 3.9-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale jolted Kish Island in southern Hormuzgan province on Friday night. According to Hormuzgan Seismography Center affiliated to Tehran University?s Geophysics Institute, the quake happened at 19:30 local time. No report on probable casualties has been released as yet. By IRNA  ...

Tehran, Feb 3, IRNA -- An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Goharan in Hormozgan province, Southern Iran, on Monday night. The Seismological center of Hormozgan province affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University registered the quake at 22:30 hours local time (1900 GMT). The epicenter of the quake ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian state TV says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has killed one person and injured 12 in a small town in the country's south. The report says the quake struck early on Thursday morning in the town of Bastak, about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of the capital, Tehran. It says many of the town buildings were damaged and that ...

Tehran, Jan 3, IRNA An earthquake measuring 3.2 on Richter scale jolted Bastak again on Friday morning in southern province of Hormozgan. According to the report of seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 04:24 hours local time (00:54 hours GMT) and its epicenter was at 27.38 degrees latitude ...

Bandar Abbas, Jan 3, IRNA Governor General of Hormozgan province expressed dissatisfaction with relief aid process for quake-stricken area of Bastak and said that shortage of tents and basic needs in the region is not justifiable. Speaking in Bastak Crisis Headquarters meeting on Thursday, Jassem Jadari said that people of Bastak expect prompt ...

Bandar Abbas, Jan 3, IRNA Chancellor of Hormozgan Medical University said there is no problem in providing sanitary, medical and treatment needs to quake-stricken people of Bastak. Visiting the quake-stricken area, Dr. Mohammad Shekari told reporters on Thursday evening that hospital and emergency unit of Bastak are offering services to wounded ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for the provincial authorities' rapid action to save and aid people in the quake-hit areas in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan after 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit the region Thursday. The Iranian Seismological Center said the quake hit the town of Bastak at 6:43 am local time (0313 ...