Quake hits Iran
September 28th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANSTehran, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has rocked southern Iran.
The Iranian Seismological Centre reported that the quake hit Konar Takhteh, a remote mountainous area in the southern province of Fars, at 11.22 GMT Monday, Mehr news agency said.
Konar Takhteh, 677 km southwest of Tehran, is a sparsely populated district located near the city of Kazeroun.
A 6.6-magnitude quake flattened the southeastern city of Bam in 2003, killing about 26,000 people.
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