Complex sentence: On August 18th, 2014 an earthquake struck in the Zargos Mountains of Iran with a magnitude of 6.2 and was followed by five main aftershock events, each with a magnitude greater than 5.4.
Split into simpler sentences: On August 18th, 2014 an earthquake struck in the Zargos Mountains of Iran with a magnitude of 6.2. It was followed by five main aftershock events, each with a magnitude greater than 5.4.