A natural, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the Bushehr nuclear plant Wednesday, reports said, as tensions in the Middle East soared following Iranian missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing US troops.
A natural, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the Bushehr nuclear plant Wednesday, reports said, as tensions in the Middle East soared following Iranian missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing US troops.The map shows the respective locations of the earthquake’s epicenter and the city of Bushehr, near which the nuclear plant is located.
“The depth and epicenter indicate it was a natural event and unrelated to this evening’s [US time] events. A similar earthquake struck in late December,” the website Strategic Sentinel tweeted.
The earthquake hit on a morning when the world woke up to the news of Iranian missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing US-led coalition personnel, and the crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran’s airport.
The Iranian offensive was retaliation for a US drone strike that killed a man believed to be the Middle East nation’s second most powerful figure, the Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
A top Iranian official has now warned that any “adverse military action” by the US would lead to an “all-out war across the region”.
Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall reported: BREAKING: 2 Strong ‘Earthquakes’ Have Struck Iran In The Past 2 Hours; The First a Preliminary Magnitude 5.5 & The Second a 4.9 – USGS”
BREAKING: 2 Strong ‘Earthquakes’ Have Struck Iran In The Past 2 Hours; The First a Preliminary Magnitude 5.5 & The Second a 4.9 – USGS @FoxNews— Benjamin Hall (@BenjaminHallFNC) January 8, 2020
Fox News anchor Heather Childers tweeted: “As if tonight’s Iranian missile strikes in Iraq weren’t enough- Ukraine plane crashes taking off from Tehran Airport- AND reports coming in that a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck near #Iran’s #Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.”
As if tonight’s Iranian missile strikes in Iraq weren’t enough- Ukraine plane crashes taking off from Tehran Airport- AND reports coming in that a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck near #Iran‘s #Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. https://t.co/qunEQBCM8c— Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) January 8, 2020
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump responded by writing on Twitter, “All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning.”
All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2020
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