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4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran, Fuels Speculation of Nuclear Test

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck Iran‘s Semnan province, near Aradan, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers on October 5, 2024, around 10:45 PM local time. The tremor was felt as far away as Tehran, approximately 110 kilometers from the epicenter. Following the earthquake, a weaker tremor occurred in Israel, sparking speculation on social media about a possible covert nuclear…