Iran Earthquake May 10, 1997
Send a message to victims of the Iran EarthquakePowerful quake in Iran kills 2,400, injures 6,000. The quake struck the remote eastern region of Iran bordering Afghanistan and Turkmenistan at 12:30 p.m., according to Khosrov Solltani, deputy executive editor of Iran News. Some 200 villages were either destroyed or severely damaged, Tehran radio reported.A big earthquake struck Eastern Iran on May 10th and heavy casualties are being reported. If you want to send a message to victims contact:capito@mag.keio.ac.jp, I will post it on this page and forward it to the Iranian Embassy in Japan.Click here if you would like to send a message
A look at some of the deadly Earthquakes to hit Iran May 10, 1997 Web posted at: 8:52 p.m. EDT (0052 GMT) (AP) -- Some of Iran's deadly earthquakes: February 28, 1997 -- A devastating earthquake jolts northwestern Ardabil province. Officials said it killed 965 people, but independent estimates put casualties at more than 3,000. Thousands were left homeless in the freezing mountain winter. February 3, 1997 -- Two powerful quakes rock the city of Bojnurd in northeastern Iran, flattening villages of mud homes, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 200. November 7, 1990 -- An earthquake rocks 18 villages around the city of Darab, about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) southeast of Tehran, killing 22 villagers, severely injuring 100 and leaving more than 12,000 homeless. June 21, 1990 -- Two earthquakes kill 50,000 people and injure 60,000 in northwestern Gilan and Zanjan provinces. The earthquakes leave half a million homeless. September 16, 1978 -- Earthquake in eastern Khorasan province kills 25,000 people. August 31, 1968 -- Earthquake in Khorasan kills 12,000 people. September 1, 1962 -- An earthquake in Iran's fertile Zanjan province kills 12,230 people. 
