Earthquake jolts eastern Iran

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Earthquake jolts eastern Iran*

The Associated Press
Friday, July 4, 2008; 6:10 AM

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian state TV is reporting that a moderate earthquake
has jolted a small town in eastern Iran.

The report says the magnitude-5.2 quake struck at 3:49 a.m. Friday.

Some older buildings were slightly damaged in the town of Kadkan near
the quake's epicenter, some 400 miles east of Tehran. The quake was
followed by two aftershocks.

Iran is located on several seismic fault lines and is prone to
earthquakes, experiencing on average at least one slight tremor every day.

In March 2006, three earthquakes and nine aftershocks hit western Iran
in quick succession, killing at least 70 people and injuring about 1,200.