Two Tremors Jolt Iran Saturday, no Injuries Reported

Published April 8th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Two earthquakes jolted Iran on Saturday, but no injuries were reported, said the official IRNA news agency. 

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on Richter scale jolted the city of Shabestar in the northwestern Iranian province of Azarbaijan Saturday night, reported IRNA. 

No report has yet been received on any possible casualty or damage caused by the relatively mild tremor, said the agency. 

Earlier in the day, a tremor measuring 4.5 Richter units jolted some parts of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, reported the daily Iran-News, adding that there were no reports of injuries – Albawaba.com 

 

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