Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, who were killed in twin earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Officials in Iran called a halt to rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of villages, killing 250 people and injuring hundreds, saying all survivors had been located and saved.
Iranians search ruins in Bajebaj village, near the city of Varzaqan, northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012, after twin earthquakes.
An Iranian woman and man grieve after their loved ones were killed during Saturday's earthquakes at the village of Bajebaj, near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes killed at least 306 people and injured more than 3,000, Iranian state television said, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.
An Iranian woman and man grieve after their loved ones were killed during Saturday's earthquakes at the village of Bajebaj, near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012.
A victim of twin earthquakes touches ruins of buildings in a village near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012.
A victim of the twin earthquakes which rattled northeast Iran sits on the ruins of buildings in Bajebaj village, near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012.
Heavily damaged buildings are seen in a village near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes killed at least 306 people and and thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest.
Medics treat an injured man after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan, northwestern Iran, Aug. 11, 2012.
Residents spend the night outside their homes after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan, northwestern Iran, Aug. 11, 2012.
An Iranian girl mourns over the covered bodies of loved ones in Bajebaj village, near the city of Varzaqan, Aug. 12, 2012, who were killed in twin earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran on Aug. 11.
Ruins of a houses are seen after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran on Aug. 11, 2012.
Residents sit at the side of a street after an earthquake in the city of Ahar in northwestern Iran on Aug. 11, 2012.
Victims lie injured at the courtyard of a hospital after an earthquake in the city of Ahar in northwestern Iran on Aug. 11, 2012.
Medics tend a woman who was injured in an earthquake in the city of Ahar in northwestern Iran on Aug. 11, 2012.
A man stretchers a woman who was injured in earthquake in the city of Ahar in northwestern Iran on Aug. 11, 2012.
Victims lie injured at the courtyard of a hospital after an earthquake in the city of Ahar in northwestern Iran on Aug. 11, 2012.
Victims of an earthquake sit over the bodies of their loved ones who were killed in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 11, 2012.
Ruins of a house is seen after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Aug. 11, 2012.
A woman talks as she tends her injured loved one after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Aug. 11, 2012.
Iranians carry the body of a victim of Saturday's earthquake to bury at the village of Bajebaj near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest.
An Iranian woman grieves after her loved ones were killed during Saturday's earthquake at the village of Bajebaj near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest.