Posted on 08/11/2012 10:24:29 AM PDT by FoxInSocks
The Iranian Students' News Agency quoted the head of the government's emergency centre, Gholamreza Masoumi, as announcing the casualty figures.
A local official in the area told ISNA that six villages had been completely destroyed and 60 villages had been 50 to 70 percent destroyed.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the first quake at 6.4 magnitude and said it struck 60 km (37 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles). A second quake measuring 6.3 struck 49 km (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz 11 minutes later at a similar depth.
The second quake struck near the town of Varzgan, Fars news agency said. "The quake was so intense that people poured into the streets through fear," it said.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Oops. Left out the lede: “Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday, killing between 40 and 50 people and injuring 400, Iranian media said.”
Iran: don’t mess with God’s chosen people.
Obama taking credit in....
But WE know it was Chaney and Rove and their diabolical earthquake machine...
I guess they do still live in the dark ages! Villages?
Will Iiran get the message?
One of their nukes is going to go off and destroy their country and almost everyone else around them.
Will Iran get the message?
Should all the countries - including your own - on the “ring of fire” “Get the message”?
I’m still hoping for some unreported tunnel collapses....
Preferably the ones containing the nuke factories!
>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/last_event/world/world_iran.php<
Hmm...a bit too far from Tehran....
Caused by fracking no doubt
Thanks FoxInSocks.
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