Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

Reuters

27 December, 2019, 10:20 am

Last modified: 27 December, 2019, 10:25 am

A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, some 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran October 26, 2010. REUTERS/IRNA/Mohammad Babaie

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake was moderate, which can cause considerable damage, and was centred 53 km east of Bushehr, a nuclear plant on Iran's southern coast on the Persian Gulf.

The quake, which struck at about 5:23 am was relatively shallow, only 38 km deep, which would have amplified the shaking.

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