3 zware aardbevingen treffen Iran

Updated: 2:58 a.m. ET March 31, 2006
TEHRAN, Iran - Three strong earthquakes followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran overnight and early Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring at least 850 more, state media reported.

The initial quake of magnitude 4.7 struck a mountainous region in western Iran late Thursday. It was followed by a quake of magnitude 5.1 that struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, at 11:06 p.m. local time Thursday (4:36 p.m. ET), state television said.

A third temblor of magnitude 6.0 hit Doroud and surrounding villages at 4:47 a.m. local time (10:17 p.m. ET Thursday) on Friday, the television reported.