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June 9, 2020: Magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Southern Iran has triggered tremor in Qatar and Bahrain today. According to the Iranian Seismological Center , the earthquake occurred ar 10 km depth. The epicenter was located 22 km far from Beiram, Fars. Qatar Meteorology Department confirmed that the tremor was felt in the eastern coast of Qatar. Most of the earthquake felt reports were received from Doha. No damage or injuries have been reported from the earthquake.

March 24, 2020: Floods in Iran have killed at least 11 people at a time when the emergency services battle coronavirus in the country. Fatalities have been reported in the Fars Province and Kangan in the coastal province of Bushehr.  Heavy rainfalls created flash floods and swollen rivers in several Iranian provinces, including Fars, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan in the southern parts of the country.

March 15, 2020: Magnitude 4.0 light earthquake has been recorded in Qom Province today, the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran reported. The earthquake's epicenter was located 19 km of Qom. No major damage or injuries is expected from this earthquake in Qom today. The 2003 Bam earthquake of magnitude 6.6 in magnitude killed at least 26,271 people and injured around 30,000 people in Iran.

January 27, 2020: Magnitude 5.2 earthquake has been felt in Shiraz, Iran today at 04:28 pm. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake's epicenter was located around 46 km far from Shiraz, Fars, Iran. The earthquake occurred at 10 km depth. Light shaking of MMI IV has been felt in Kāzerūn and Shiraz. According to the Iran's Red Crescent, assessment teams have been dispatched to the quake site.

January 8, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has been recorded in Iran near the Bushehr nuclear plant today. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck 10 km southeast of Borazjan and 45 km far from Bushehr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported. A similar earthquake near Iran nuclear power struck in late December. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 8, 2020

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