DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A magnitude 5 earthquake struck southern Iran early Friday near the Islamic Republic’s only nuclear power plant. The quake hit Iran’s Bushehr province at 5:23 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It put the magnitude at 5.1 and the depth of the earthquake at 38 kilometres (24 miles). However, the Bushehr nuclear power plant was designed to withstand much stronger earthquakes. Bam is near the Bushehr nuclear plant, which wasn’t damaged at that time.

Source: thestar December 27, 2019 03:00 UTC