Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Islamic Republic of Iran on 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC

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M 5.6 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC

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AJK marks 17th anniversary of deadly 2005 earthquake

2022-10-08T17:09+0200radio-pk (en)

In AJK, 17th anniversary to pay tributes and commemoration to the martyrs and express solidarity with victims of the catastrophic earthquake 2005 was observed today (Saturday). Addressing the function in Muzaffarabad , the AJK Prime minister said thousands of lives claimed by the disastrous....

Orange earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:15km) in Islamic Republic of Iran 05/10/2022 00:21 UTC, 150 thousand (in MMI>=VII).

2022-10-05T18:03+0200gdacs (en)

Iran - Earthquake (ECHO 05 Oct 2022) Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:51 An earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 15 km occurred in Khoy County (West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran) on 5 October at 00.21 UTC (03.51 local time). The epicentre was located very close to Khoy City, about 65 km east of the border....

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