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Iran travel advisory

Iran Earthquake: PAGER Orange Event

2013-04-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

USGS map of quake in Khash, Iran

This morning an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 struck 83 kilometers East of Khash, Iran just before 11.00 UTC time. According to the report from the ÙSGS, the PAGER level of this event was Orange, which indicates severe damage and loss of life.

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