Google Fu says:
"Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive."
Iran is kinda the California of the mid-East when it comes to shakers.
L.W.
And by “ California”, you mean “Alaska”!
Cali gets a lot of press re: quakes, but AK gets about 5x - 8x as many.