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Earthquake jolts north-eastern Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Kadekan region in Iran's north-eastern province of Razavi Khorassan.

Updated on: Jul 4, 2008, 22:57:08 IST
IANS | By , Tehran
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An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale on Friday jolted the Kadekan region in Iran's north-eastern province of Razavi Khorassan, IRNA news agency reported.

The quake occurred at 11:10 GMT, Geophysics Institute of Tehran University said. No reports of casualty or damage have been reported so far.

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On Thursday, another quake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale had jolted the Kadekan region. There were no casualties.

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