Quake rocks Iranian city of Bam

Published April 20th, 2004 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A four-Richter quake jolted the southeastern historical city of Bam at 07:11 (03:41 GMT)local time on Tuesday, according to the official IRNA news agency.  

 

The Yazd Geophysics Center, cited by the agency, reported that the quake lasted for about seven seconds, shattering the half-devastated walls and buildings in the city, hit by a 6.3-Richter quake in December.  

 

The December quake ruined over 70% of the city,  

leaving tens of thousand of people killed or injured. (Albawaba.com)

© 2004 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)

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