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M-4.9 quake jolts NE Iran, no casualties reported so far - authorities

TEHRAN, July 17 (KUNA) -- A 4.3-magnitude quake, on Richter scale, shook Northern Khorasan Province of Iran on Tuesday.
The tremor, which occured at 08:28 am. local time, resulted in no casualties nor property damage, said assistant head of the emergency office in the province Muhsen Qadiri.
Teams from the Iranian Red Crescent and other departments concerned, were deployed to locations of the earthquake to assess the potential losses, Qadiri added.(end) mw.nhq