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Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Kerman, Iran -- USGS

Xinhua,December 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted 64km northeast of Kerman, Iran, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.8372 degrees north latitude and 57.2731 degrees east longitude. Enditem