Moderate quake jolts town in Iran’s east

10:41 • 02.07.12



A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated area in the eastern part of the Iran, the Associated Press reported, citing the country's state TV.

The Monday report has said that people poured into the streets out of fear after the quake hit Khauf town, some 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) east of the capital Tehran, in the darkness of early morning.

There was no information on possible casualties and damage.
 

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