Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits near Iran nuclear power plant: USGS

Tehran, January 8 A magnitude 4.5 earthquake on Wednesday rattled an area less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant near the country’s Gulf coast, a US monitor said. The quake, which had a depth of...

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Updated At : 06:19 PM Jan 08, 2020 IST

Tehran, January 8

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake on Wednesday rattled an area less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant near the country’s Gulf coast, a US monitor said.

The quake, which had a depth of 10 kilometres, struck 17 kilometres south-southeast of Borazjan city at 6:49 am (0319 GMT), the US Geological Survey said on its website.

State news agency IRNA said the earthquake was felt in Bushehr, site of the country’s sole nuclear power plant. — AFP

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits near Iran nuclear power plant: USGS

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