Earthquake in Iran kills 500 Posted by Scott Manning on June 22, 2002 | Comments (1)

A strong earthquake rocked northwestern Iran on Saturday, killing at least 500 people and injuring 1,600, Iran's state-run media reported.

Most of the deaths occurred in the town of Bou'in-Zahra in Qazvin province, the epicenter of the 6.0 magnitude quake, Majid Shalviri, the head of the provincial Red Crescent Society, was quoted as saying by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. The area is 140 miles west of Tehran.Full Story...