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Article: Iran has a long history of deadly earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey reports. (includes list of earthquakes in the past 30 years in Iran)
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- June 22, 1990
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IRAN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DEADLY EARTHQUAKES,
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTS
RESTON, Va., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that devastated parts of northern Iran Thursday, June 21, is another link in a long line of deadly earthquakes that have been rocking Iran for hundreds, probably thousands, of years, according to a U.S. Geological Survey scientist.
Historical seismicity during at least the last 13 centuries in Iran has been associated with several large tectonic zones cutting across the nation, said Gerald F. Wieczorek, Reston, deputy chief for engineering in the USGS Office of Earthquakes, Volcanoes ...