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Quake hits Tehran province

21 June 2013 14:40 (UTC+04:00)
Quake hits Tehran province

A quake hits Tehran province, Firouzkouh, Fars news agency reported.

The quake occurred at the local time of 10:27, in the morning.

Reportedly, the earthquake was strong, measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale. The depth of the quake was measured at 7 km.

The chief of Iran's Crisis Prevention Organization, Saeed Asghari told Fars that the earthquake did not leave any victims or damages.

Fars also reported later that another earthquake with a magnitude of 2.0 occurred moments after the first one.

Firuzkuh is located north-east of Tehran, in the middle of Alborz Mountains. Previously, it was part of Mazandaran Province.

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