Iran’s Nuclear Plant located in Bushehr has been reportedly hit by a 4.9 magnitude earthquake.
The earthquake hit 10km south-east of Borazjan, around 30 miles away from the country’s Bushehr site, at 3.19am this morning.
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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a depth of 10 kilometers, indicating that it was a natural event and not linked to Iran’s missile attacks on US airbases.
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PM news reported that Iran fired dozens of missiles at two US military bases in Iraq where US troops were based, in what it called a retaliation for the US airstrike that killed senior Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.