The earthquake that hit Northern Iran on Thursday was similar to the one that struck Armenia last December . Thursday 's quake measured 25,000 on the Richter Scale; the one in Armenia measured 25,000 . Shoddily construction was cited as the major factor in the Twelve deaths in Armenia . Most of the victims in Thursday 's quake also lived in fragile homes, and the death toll could surpass the Armenian disaster because the people were inside and asleep. Armenia is a very active seismic area. Twelve quakes of a magnitude greater than seven have hit Iran in last December .
The earthquake that hit Northern Iran on Thursday was similar to the one that struck Armenia last December. Thursday's quake measured 7.7 on the Richter Scale; the one in Armenia measured 6.9. Shoddily construction was cited as the major factor in the 25,000 deaths in Armenia. Most of the victims in Thursday's quake also lived in fragile homes, and the death toll could surpass the Armenian disaster because the people were inside and asleep. Iran is a very active seismic area. Twelve quakes of a magnitude greater than seven have hit Iran in the last 30 years.