{"id":17031,"date":"2014-08-18T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T07:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/society\/17031-iran-strong-earthquake-in-western-province-leaves-dozens-injured"},"modified":"2023-01-14T22:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T21:05:30","slug":"iran-strong-earthquake-in-western-province-leaves-dozens-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-strong-earthquake-in-western-province-leaves-dozens-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran:  Strong earthquake in western province leaves dozens injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"earthquake_iran\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-42072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/earthquake_iran.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px;\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck early Monday in Ilam province in western Iran, causing injuries and damage.<\/p>\n<p>The US Geological Survey reported the magnitude of the quake at 6.3 and said its epicentre was at a depth of 10 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>State television footage showed destroyed houses, buildings and cars in the city. Water, electricity, and telephone lines in Abdanan, located in the province of Ilam, have been cut, said IRNA.<\/p>\n<p>Aftershocks could be felt in three provinces including Ilam, Lorestan and Khuzestan, IRNA said.<\/p>\n<p>According to state-run TV, the quake occurred at 7:02 am (0232 GMT) near the town of Mour-Mouri.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Reza Morvarid, the local governor, said an unspecified number of people have been injured. Still, he said, \u201cmany people have been injured and many buildings have been damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One report said that 40 injured people had been rescued by emergency teams in Abdanan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck early Monday in Ilam province in western Iran, causing injuries and damage. 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