Earthquake leaves 2 injured in northeast Iran
By Trend
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Iran’
north eastern province of Khorasan Razavi, on May 3, leaving at
least 2 people injured.
The tremors occurred at 1:42 local time (GMT +3:30), according to a
report from the Seismography Center affiliated with the Tehran
University’s Geophysics Institute, Iran’s state-run IRINN TV
reported.
The earthquake’s epicenter was located at 60.48 degrees of
longitude and 35.75 degrees of latitude at a depth of 7 kilometers
underground.
Hojjat Ali Shayanfar, director of the provincial Crisis Management
Staff, said that rescue teams have been sent to the earthquake-hit
areas.
Earlier in Apr. 5, an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale
shook Iran's Mashhad city and its districts in Khorasan Razavi
province, leaving two people dead. At least 17 people also got
injured.
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