5.7 Quake rocks Iran

The report says that the Quake hit at 7:45 in Iran, meaning that many were inside their homes at the time. The story is still developing, but I hope that Iran's government acts quickly and efficiently. Can we get any of our Iranian users to report in on this? (And rassure us that you are still there)

Sure is lots of Earthques in Iran lately:

• 21 Feb 2005: 612 die when 6.4 magnitude quake hits Zarand, Kerman province
  
• 26 Dec 2003: 40,000 killed when 6.7 magnitude quake devastates Bam
  
• 10 May 1997: 7.1 magnitude quake kills more than 1,500 near Afghan border
  
• 28 Feb 1997: 5.5 magnitude quake kills about 1,000 in north-western Iran
  
• 21 June 1990: About 40,000 killed by 7.7 magnitude quake. Caspian regions of Gilan and Zanjan devastated.
  
• 11 June 1981: 6.8 magnitude quake destroys town of Golbaf, killing more than 1,000

[edit on 31/3/06 by Souljah]

Does the US have the tech for this?

Threatening Iran on a whole new level?

No.

Boroujerd and Doroud sit neatly on the Zagros range, mountains formed by a fault line between the Eurasian and Arabian plates. This region is the most active tectonic are in the country, and hosts the highest concentration of earthquakes in the area. This was no mlaicious deed, and I cannot entertain the notion that the US even has the tech to pull this off. What we have here is a humanitarian crisis in the middle of and already tense debate about Iran's nuclear standoff. There are people caught up in the middle of this earthquake, and 'over 200 villages leveled'. It's a little more important than trying to blame the US.

Earthquakes in Iran: A geological perspective

[edit on 31-3-2006 by TheGoodDoctorFunk]

Fair enough Iran is on a fault line, but couldn't this be linked to there bomb testing?