Earthquake Strikes Iran, U.S. Says

AP ^ | Dec 25, 2003

[optimistically_conservative]

3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - An earthquake has struck southeastern Iran near the city of Bam, the U.S. Geological Survey (news - web sites) said Thursday.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The earthquake hit at 5:27 a.m. local time Friday — or 8:57 p.m. Thursday, Eastern Standard Time.

The USGS (news - web sites) reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, high enough to cause severe damage.

There have been similar earthquakes in this area that have caused damage, the USGS said.

[al baby]

This e quake occured on a newly discoverd fault they discoverd it onjan 20 2001

I believe it was g.w.fault

[nuconvert]

I think it's always a possibility, unless we hear otherwise. But Iran does have a lot of quakes.

[optimistically_conservative]

Now, that is, and we don't know if it is true, a most interesting theory.

[McGavin999]

Can you find out how populated that area is freedom?

[John H K]

No.

A Nuke test would be much, much smaller.

It's a quite seismically active area.

Sometimes and earthquake is just an earthquake.

[freedom44]

Iranian people lit candles after 9/11 only to be ruthlessly attacked by the regime, one died that night. The only show of sympathy towards the US in the Mid-east.

That takes more than guts, it takes balls of steel. Iranians gave their lives to show sympathy that night. while some keep giving credibility to Iran's regime.

We should separate innocent Iranian lives from the Terrorist regime.

[tortoise]

Any chance this could have been an underground nuke test?

No. Large man-made explosions of all types (nuclear, non-nuclear, etc) have a distinctive signature that is quite a bit different than earthquakes. To a seismologist, a nuke looks nothing like a normal earthquake.

[optimistically_conservative]

Thanks for the update ... prayers for the souls in Bam.

Prayers also for the brave Iranians trying to put the 1970's genie back in the bottle.

[Indie]

The fist of the one true God.

[Indie]

..on the Mullahs, not the people. Prayers for them....

[AdmSmith]

Pictures of the completely destroyed 2000 year old destroyed buildings: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1046743/posts?page=5#5

[GOPJ]

Any reports of Dubai being affected?

[JustPiper]

They said the death toll could reach 10,000

[JustPiper]

God does work in 'mysterious' ways

[JustPiper]

Any reports of Dubai being affected?

Glad your brought this up J

[F14 Pilot]

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