CRISS-CROSSED by many major fault lines, Iran is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries.

IRAN declared three days of mourning yesterday for the victims of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 36 people, as aftershocks continued to rumble through northern Iran.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake damaged homes in northern Iran today and there were reports of casualties.

Mohammad Taheri fainted when his mother’s body was unearthed today, one of the victims of an earthquake in Iran that destroyed about 100 villages and killed 220 people.

Villagers gathered at a hilltop cemetery at dawn today to bury their dead 24 hours after a powerful earthquake in northwestern Iran flattened hundreds of villages, killing at least 220 people.

A strong earthquake rocked north-western Iran today, killing at least 500 people and injuring about 1,600, Iran’s state-run media reported.

At least 200 people have been killed in an earthquake in western Iran, the official news agency reported today.