# World

5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Southwest Iran

No major damage or casualties have been reported yet.

SNS | New Delhi | July 8, 2019 2:34 pm

5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Southwest Iran

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Iran’s Masjid Soleiman region in southwestern Khuzestan province , according to Iran’s national seismological centre on Monday

No major damage or casualties have been reported yet.

The tremor, whose epicentre was in the Masjed Soleiman area of Khuzestan province, hit at 11:30 am (0700 GMT) at a depth of 17 kilometres.

# Opinion

Issues before Japan

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) entrusted the task of leading the party to its former secretary-general Shigeru Ishiba by electing him as its president on 27 September.

# India

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude jolts Assam and Bhutan, no casualties reported

A mild earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook parts of Assam and neighbouring country Bhutan.

# World

Japan to spend extra 892 million USD in reserves on disaster relief, election

The Japanese government on Friday decided to spend around 132.5 billion yen (about $892 million) from reserve funds on disaster relief for the quake-hit Noto peninsula and costs for the upcoming general election.