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Artificial quake to jolt Tehran this Summer |
2006-06-16 |
A project to identify fault lines will be implemented by producing an artificial earthquake in Tehran in summertime, Crisis Management and Prevention Organization Director Maziar Hosseini said here on Friday. The project will be conducted jointly by the Tehran Crisis Management Center, Iranian Oil Exploration Operations Company, and the International Earthquake Engineering Research Center. The plan aims to create an up-to-date map of faults as the current map is not suitable for crisis management, he noted. “Once we have created the new map we will be able to spot the buildings which are located on the fault lines to strengthen and upgrade them,” he said. Tehran is a quake-prone city and the team implementing the project will observe all safety standards to prevent any possible damage, he added. |
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