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Iran voices readiness to help quake-hit Indonesia

Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society (IRSC) announced readiness to render assistance to the victims of a 6.2-Richter earthquake that hit Sulawesi Island in Indonesia early Friday morning.

Mild quake shakes northwest Iran

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on Richter scale jolted Iran’s northwest town of Qotour near the Turkish border on Sunday.

Aegean quake toll rises to 116 as Turkey ends search

Turkey on Wednesday ended search and rescue efforts in the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of Friday’s strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea, after the death toll crept up to 116 in the western city of Izmir and a Greek island.

Four-year-old girl rescued 91 hours after Turkey quake: Mayor

A four-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, killing more than 100 people, the local mayor and AFP reporters at the scene said.

Old man pulled out alive after 34 hours in Turkey as quake toll hits 64

Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 64 people and injuring more than 900.

Iranian president offers relief aid to quake-hit Turkey

President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to send relief and medical aid to Turkey after a strong earthquake hit the country’s western city of Izmir on Friday afternoon.

Zarif sympathizes with Turkish counterpart over deadly earthquake

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a message on Friday, expressed deep sympathy with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu over the deadly earthquake in the western city of Izmir earlier today.

Moderate quake damages over 200 houses in NE Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Iran near its border with Turkmenistan on Saturday, causing damage to hundreds of houses.

Over 30 injured as moderate quake hits Iran’s northeast

At least 34 people were injured after an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s northeastern province of Golestan on Monday.

Iran 5.1-magnitude quake kills two, injures 38

An earthquake near Iran’s highest mountain killed at least two people and injured 38, jolting the capital Tehran early Friday and forcing panicked residents to flee buildings.

Quake hits NW Iran; nine killed in Turkey’s border areas

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck northwestern Iranian city of Khoy early Sunday morning killed nine people in Turkey and wounded over a hundred in the two neighboring countries.

Hopes fade for those trapped as Turkey quake toll rises

Hopes faded Sunday of finding more survivors from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the death toll climbed to 35.

Iran regrets deadly quake in Turkey

Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed grief over Friday night's deadly earthquake in Turkey and sympathized with the bereaved families and the Turkish Government.

Rescuers scramble to find survivors after Turkey quake kills 22

Rescue workers raced against time Saturday to find survivors under the rubble after a powerful earthquake claimed at least 22 lives and left more than 1,000 injured in eastern Turkey.

Moderate quake hits south Iran, no damage reported

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck southern Iran on Monday near Bandar Abbas, site of a major oil refinery, Iranian state media reported, adding there were no reports of casualties or damage to oil installations.