Strong quake rocks southeastern Iran

January 27th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by BNO News  

TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck southeastern Iran on early Thursday afternoon, seismologists said.

The 6.0-magnitude earthquake at 12.08 p.m. local time (0838 GMT) was centered about 45 kilometers (27 miles) from Mohammad abad-e rigan in Kerman Province. It struck about 24 kilometers (15 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the Iranian Seismological Center.

It was not immediately known if there was damage or if there were casualties.

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