Wikinews Shorts: June 19, 2007
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===4.5 quake hits northern Thailand===
[[Image:Thailand Chiang Mai.png|thumb|right|120px|Chiang Mai province is highlighted on a map of Thailand.]]
A minor earthquake centered in [[w:Amphoe Mae Rim|Mae Rim]], [[w:Chiang Mai Province|Chiang Mai Province]] shook [[w:Northern Thailand|northern]] [[Thailand]] today, panicking residents in [[w:Chiang Mai|Chiang Mai]] city, who fled from tall buildings that swayed.

The quake, measuring at around 4.5 [[w:Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]], struck at 12:06 p.m. (0506 UTC), Meteorological Department director-general Suparerk Tansriratanawong told [[w:MCOT|Thai News Agency]]. The quake was on the active [[w:Amphoe Mae Tha, Lamphun Province|Mae Tha]] fault line, which had a 5.1-magnitude quake on Dec. 19, 2006.

No injuries or major damage was reported in today's quake, Thai News Agency said. ''[[w:The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]'' newspaper's website reported that the main [[w:Buddha|Buddha]] statue at Wat Krong Or in Chiang Mai was cracked by the shaking.

Yesterday, a 4.2-magnitude quake was reported near the [[Myanmar]] border in [[w:Mae Hong Son Province|Mae Hong Son]], Thailand.

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*{{Wikinews|title=6.3 earthquake rocks Laos|date=May 16, 2007}}

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=30018
|title=Moderate earthquake jolts north Thailand
|author=Thai News Agency
|pub=MCOT
|date= June 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/06/20/national/national_30037304.php
|title=Chiang Mai rocked by mild quake
|author=
|pub=The Nation (Thailand)
|date= June 19, 2007}}
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===5.6 quake shakes Iran===
[[Image:Qom fatima.jpeg|right|thumb|160px|Hazrat-e Masuma Shrine in Qom in September 2005.]]
A 5.6-[[w:Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] earthquake struck yesterday in [[Iran]], about 125 kilometers (77 miles) south of [[w:Tehran|Tehran]].

Nearer to the epicenter, in the holy city of [[w:Qom|Qom]],  people fled into the streets in fear, but no injuries or major damage was reported, residents and state television said.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6719205,00.html
|title=Moderate earthquake shakes central Iran
|author=Nasser Karimi, Associated Press
|pub=The Guardian
|date= June 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-06-18T214147Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-303665-2.xml&archived=False
|title=Quake rattles Iran, no early reports of damage
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|pub=Reuters
|date= June 18, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007dtaw.php
|title=Magnitude 5.5 - Central Iran
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|pub=United States Geological Survey
|date= June 18, 2007}}
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The quake, measuring at around 4.5 magnitude, struck at 12:06 p.m. (0506 UTC), Meteorological Department director-general Suparerk Tansriratanawong told Thai News Agency. The quake was on the active Mae Tha fault line, which had a 5.1-magnitude quake on Dec. 19, 2006.

No injuries or major damage was reported in today's quake, Thai News Agency said. The Nation newspaper's website reported that the main Buddha statue at Wat Krong Or in Chiang Mai was cracked by the shaking.

Yesterday, a 4.2-magnitude quake was reported near the Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

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Nearer to the epicenter, in the holy city of Qom,  people fled into the streets in fear, but no injuries or major damage was reported, residents and state television said.

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