On July 30, 2010 a 5.6 magnitude earthquake
occurred in
Razavi Khorasan province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
Casualties
Iranian media reported at least 170 people were injured as a result of the earthquake, while the
Iranian Red Crescent Society reported more than 150 injured. The organization said all injured were treated on the scene, except two people who were hospitalized in
Mashhad.
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Damage
The earthquake reportedly caused serious damage in dozens of villages. Widespread outages were also reported.
See also
*List of earthquakes in 2010
Earthquakes in 2010 resulted in nearly 165,000 fatalities. Most of these were due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which caused an estimated 160,000 deaths, making it the 11th deadliest earthquake in recorded history. Other deadly quakes occurred i ...
*List of earthquakes in Iran
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.
Geology and history
The Iranian ...
References
External links
M5.5 - northeastern Iran
– United States Geological Survey
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Iran 7-2010
History of Razavi Khorasan Province
2010 in Iran
2010 Razavi
July 2010 events in Iran
2010 disasters in Iran
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