3 strong quakes kill at least 66 in western Iran
At least 1,000 injured in temblors; 200 villages damaged or flattened
TEHRAN, Iran - Three strong earthquakes and several aftershocks jolted western Iran overnight, killing at least 66 people and injuring about 1,200 others, state television reported Friday.
The initial quake of magnitude 4.7 struck a mountainous region in western Iran late Thursday. It was followed by a quake of magnitude 5.1 that struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, at 11:06 p.m. local time Thursday, state television said.
A third temblor of magnitude 6.0 hit Doroud and surrounding villages at 4:47 a.m. local time on Friday, the television reported.
OOH GOD:( i still remember the 8 oct quake in pakistan…YIKES!!!i can still feel that horror.for me it was the end of the world at 8:55 am…it was a real QIYAMAAT..and now this:(