Strong 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Iran’s Nuclear Facility
An alarming 5.1-magnitude earthquake has recently struck Iran, dangerously close to the country’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility in Qom Province. This seismic event occurred just 37 kilometers southwest of the city of Semnan and at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to reports from the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake, which Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported as measuring 5.2, has caused significant concern given its proximity to the nuclear facility. In addition to this quake, Iran also experienced two other earthquakes – a 2.5-magnitude quake near Qom, close to the Fordow Nuclear Power Plant, and a 4.3-magnitude quake in Sistan and Baluchestan province near the Pakistan border. These tremors come amidst escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel.
Adding to the seismic activity in Iran, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran, with the epicenter in Firuzabad in the Fars province, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). This recent quake near Qom follows a history of seismic events in the region, with the strongest in the past decade occurring in October 4, 2021, measuring 5.5 magnitude.
On June 20, another earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck northern Iran, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirming the event. The tremor, reported by Iran’s Tasnim news agency as 5.2 magnitude, occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers near Semnan.
