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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
E Iran hit by tremors, no casualties reported
2008-03-10
I'd say the Halliburton Earthquake/Tsumani Division just about has their feasibility project done. Now it's time for an operational decision ...
TEHRAN - Three tremors, the biggest measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, struck eastern Iran on Sunday but an official said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, IranÂ’s Mehr News Agency reported. The quakes struck a region near the eastern city of Birjand, which is about 780 km (490 miles) east of Tehran in South Khorasan province that borders Afghanistan, Mehr reported.

Mohammad Akhundi, head of South KhorasanÂ’s disaster headquarters, said there had been no reports of human casualties or damage to property after the quakes struck.

The second of the tremors, which struck at about 7.20 a.m. (0350GMT), was the biggest. They all hit an area around the town of Arianshahr, about 60 km (38 miles) from Birjand. Iran is criss-crossed with fault lines and is regularly hit by earthquakes. SundayÂ’s tremors were far from IranÂ’s main oil and gas producing regions in the southwest and south of the Islamic Republic.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Sounds like the earthquake division is putting a shot across the bow.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-03-10 16:34  

#3  "Dead on target, Jenkins! Good work! Now crank it up to eleven!"
Posted by: mojo   2008-03-10 16:28  

#2  Waiting for the boxing day special, huh?
Posted by: newc   2008-03-10 12:25  

#1  Also tremorin' here on Guam, but very subtle or lite.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-03-10 01:58  

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