An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck iran on Friday, june 21. The tremor was at a depth of 10 kilometers and its epicenter was 37 kilometers southwest of the city of Semnan.
Earthquake In Iran
The situation in West Asia is very sensitive these days. The ongoing conflict between iran and israel has brought the region to the brink of war. The echo of missile attacks, scenes of devastation, and the ever-increasing tension have already taken people's sleep away. But now amid this ground conflict, nature has also sounded a warning, when strong tremors of earthquake shook the land of Iran.
An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hit iran on Friday, june 21. The tremor was 10 kilometers deep and its epicenter was 37 kilometers southwest of the city of Semnan. This information was given by the US Geological survey (USGS). The earthquake has come at a time when there is tension between iran and israel over missile attacks.
Iran's state news agency IRNA reported that the quake caused no deaths and only minor damage. The report also said that a tremor of magnitude 5.5 was felt in the city of Sarkheh in Semnan province.
Iran is prone to earthquakes
Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because it lies on the Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt. The Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide in this region, causing frequent earthquakes. Around 2,100 earthquakes occur here every year, of which about 15 to 16 are of magnitude 5.0 or greater. Two other earthquakes have already struck iran this week, in Kashmar (Razavi Khorasan Province) on june 19 and in Borazjan (Bushehr Province) on june 17, both with a magnitude of 4.2.
Iranian missile causes panic in Israel
On Thursday, there was a huge panic in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, when a missile fired by iran exploded near a high-rise building in the Ramat Gan area. This place is just 200 meters away from the Diamond Exchange. Locals described the explosion as "like an atom bomb" and "like an earthquake".
69-year-old resident Ascher Adiv told The Guardian, "It was like an atomic bomb, the ground shook." This attack was part of 30 ballistic missiles fired by Iran. Another missile directly targeted the Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva. This is the main hospital of South israel, where dozens of people were injured and the condition of 6 was said to be critical.
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