Quake in Southeastern Iran Destroys Village
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Earthquakes jolt Australia, Iran, US, India, and Indonesia. On Saturday morning, July 31
South Australia was shaken by a magnitude-4.2 quake centered 10 kilometers northeast of
Quorn, which was preceded by several foreshocks and followed by a number of aftershocks. Meanwhile,
a strong 7.6-magnitude temblor struck below the Philippines’ southernmost main island
of Mindanao early that day. On Sunday, Iran’s southern Hormozgan province was rocked by
two tremors measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale that occurred within eight minutes of each
other in the city of Bandar Maqam. In the USA, a rare 3.0-magnitude temblor hit Louisiana
on Tuesday, August 3, while India’s Andaman Islands experienced a 5.0-magnitude quake
90 kilometers southeast of Port Blair on the same day. Indonesia was also rattled that
day by several tremors, one measuring 6.5 that jolted West Java’s Ujung Kulon area,
and another of magnitude-5.0 that shook Aceh. Yet another 5.4-magnitude quake was registered
on Sumatra’s Lampung province in the afternoon, and that evening, a powerful 6.3-magnitude
temblor struck in waters off the eastern coast, causing buildings to shake in Manado. There
were thankfully no reports of casualties or injuries for any of the events.
We are grateful for the safety of the quake-stricken residents as we pray that such disturbances
may soon be a thing of the past as we strive for gentler lifestyles to help stabilize our
ecosphere�
