U.S. warning of an earthquake "very large" hits Iraq and the region and up to 10 degrees on Richter scale.
16:17 04/18/2013
Follow-up - and babysit - Agency warned Geology U.S., on Thursday, the Gulf states, including Iraq and some in East Asia from an earthquake "very large" in the period between 25 to 30 this April, as hinted that the earthquake will exceed the Richter scale, which has 9 degrees , for up to 10 degrees.
The agency said in a report that "a huge plate in the bottom of the ground in a depth of 20 km will move southeast Iran to the Gulf states on the one hand southern Iran, as well as move a plate from the east to the countries of Pakistan, India and East Asia may occur earthquake very large."
She added, that "the preliminary magnitude of the quake is estimated at 10 degrees on the Richter scale, and can destroy an entire region and buried, including under the bottom of the earth."
The agency warned "in southern Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the central and eastern Saudi Arabia, and the north-east of Amman aftershocks strongly 5 degrees which is capable of destroying the infrastructure, including roads, streets, bridges, stations and towers, electricity, telecommunications, media, Internet and high-rise towers and all public facilities" .
She added that Japan is exposed to serious tsunami.
An earthquake and 80 aftershocks had hit the area south-west of Iran recently reached a degree of about 8 on the Richter scale and killed and hundreds injured according to official Iranian sources.
M. J
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