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Tremor measuring 3.5 jolts Iran
2013-05-11
A tremor measuring 3.5 on Richter scale jolted port city of Bandar Lengeh in IranÂ’s southern province of Hormozgan on Wednesday evening.

The tremorÂ’s epicenter was at 26.64 degrees latitude and 54.67 degrees longitude and in depth of 27 kilometers underground, (IRNA) news agency reported citing a report of the seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  A 3.5 is nothing, unless you live in mud huts in a sh*thole.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-05-11 21:36  

#8  RJ, credit where due, you are exactly correct.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-05-11 18:23  

#7  When your building techniques are not much advanced since the Muslim conquest, and even then building inspectors are bribed not to notice broken rules, little earthquakes can be quite noticeable.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-05-11 16:48  

#6  When Allah speaks, People LISTEN, the problem is Allah speaks and they hear WRONG, he says "Forgive" and they hear "KILL", happens all the time.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-05-11 16:27  

#5  3.5? Is that a typo? There are probably dozens of 3.5's a day around the world, and they're barely noticeable. Musta been a really slow news day in the islamic paradise.
Posted by: PBMcL   2013-05-11 14:38  

#4  "OK - now set it at 11!"

/Dr. Nigel Tufnel, PhD
Posted by: Frank G   2013-05-11 13:44  

#3  adjustment needed

It takes a while to get these things dialed in. But when they do...
Posted by: SteveS   2013-05-11 12:37  

#2  adjustment needed
Posted by: Frank G   2013-05-11 12:09  

#1  Deep earth fracking ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-05-11 03:16  

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