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Double Earthquakes Iran  

Catherine Graham - Saturday, August 11, 2012
Two large earthquakes struck NW Iran in close succession, a 6.4 followed by a 6.3.
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@sct_r commented on 11-Aug-2012 04:27 PM
Hi Cat, you're doing a great job here - I'm also seeing the following hashtags used: #Varzgan #Azerbaijan #Varzaqan (different spelling)
@sct_r commented on 11-Aug-2012 04:50 PM
Also seeing #ISNA tag - which is "Iranian Students News Agency", not a town. and #EastAzerbaijan
@sct_r commented on 11-Aug-2012 04:53 PM
Yet another spelling for hashtag #Varzeghan
Dennenmoser commented on 12-Aug-2012 07:05 AM
Official release from IFRC (Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies): http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/press-releases/middle-east-and-north-africa/iran/iranian-red-crescent-responds-to-powerful-earthquakes-in-north-west-iran/
Nihal Saad Zaghloul commented on 23-Aug-2012 07:55 AM
most of the people who died are women are children, reportedly 219. Many villages were destroyed. http://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/b5872236-dbca-422a-a535-a5985fe6a93a
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