• Strong and shallow M5.9 earthquake hits Kermanshah, western Iran

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Iran Seismological Center (IRSC) as M5.9 hit the Province of Kermanshah, western Iran at 10:07 UTC (14:37 local time). The agency is reporting a depth of 8 km (5 miles). USGS is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 5.7 km…

  • 2 dead, 97 injured after M5.2 earthquake hits Tehran, Iran

    Two people have died and nearly 100 were injured after a M5.2 earthquake hit near Tehran, capital of Iran on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. ​The quake hit at a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles) at 19:57 UTC (23:27 local time) just 2.8 km (1.7 miles) WSW of Malārd…

  • Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits southeastern Iran

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) as M6.2 hit southeastern Iran at 08:43 UTC (12:13 local time) on December 12, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The USGS is reporting M5.9 at a depth of…