Two earthquakes shook Yasuj early Wednesday with no casualties or damage reported
5 August 2026 | 3 months ago
Two earthquakes measuring 2.5 and 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, early on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, about 14 minutes apart.
The head of the crisis management office at the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provincial government said the two tremors caused no casualties and no material damage.
Yasuj sits on the seismically active Zagros belt, where minor earthquakes are common. With no damage reported, economic activity and services in the city continue without disruption.
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