powerfull earthquake hits iran

earthquake

And killed up to 50 people and 400 wounded, and two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern Iran on Saturday, the head of emergency services in the country.
And multiple tours in reference to the major cities in the region and a neighboring province.Other officials said two powerful earthquakes struck in quick succession, prompting panicked residents fleeing from their homes.Measure the temblors, which occurred near Tabriz, and home to 1.5 million people and 6.2 and 6.0 on a scale the size of this moment, according to the seismic center of the University of Tehran.Classified U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes around the world, as a stronger, at 6.4 and 6.3, respectively.Survived unscathed Tabriz itself, regardless of the observed cracks in buildings.
But neighboring villages, and were "a concern," said provincial governor Ahmed Ali Reza Beigi state television, adding that he is not yet able to give the outcome of infections in general.The Seismological Center at the University of Tehran in the first quake hit at 04:53 (1223 GMT), with only 60 kilometers from the center of Tabriz, near the town of Ahar, and a depth of 10 kilometers.Moved in 11 minutes later from a spot almost the same amount - Episode II - 1 large earthquake. A series of 11 smaller aftershocks, the classification of 4.7 or less, quickly.Iran sits at the crossroads of several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes, some of which was devastating.It was the deadliest earthquake 6.6 on the Richter scale that hit the southern city of Bam in December 2003, killing 31,000 people - about a quarter of the population - and the destruction of the ancient city of mud castle.