Many say there is also a change in attitude towards spending, with locals flocking to luxury stores in a way they didn't see before the quake.

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CNN's Arwa Damon spoke with a few dozen survivors from these villages in the area, most of whom only made it through because they weren't home during the quake.

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The nuclear reactor, which sits 34 miles from the center of that quake, wasn't affected, Iranian officials said.

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