An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the city of Khoy in Iran on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake resulted in the death of 7 people and injured around 70 others, causing tremors in many cities nearby, according to TRT world.
It occurred at 23:44:44 (UTC+05:30) and hit 14 km SSW of Khowy, Iran on Saturday at a depth of 10 km, USGS stated.
As per the Iranian news agency, IRNA, the tremors were quite strong and were felt in many areas of the West Azerbaijan province of Iran. It was also felt in several cities, including Tabriz, the provincial capital of neighbouring East Azerbaijan.
Khoy is a city and capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
No casualties have been reported yet. (ANI)
Also Read: Google Recruiter Was Interviewing Candidate When He Found Out He Lost Job
Football Loving Manipur to Get World-Class Football Stadium Soon, CM Biren Singh Discusses with Kiren…
Necessary legal action has been initiated against the accused, as authorities continue to crack down…
The find, made by researchers Arjun Adit and Pankaj Kumar, has been hailed as a…
This win gives Sikkim a strong start to the tournament, boosting their confidence ahead of…
Alarmed by the situation, officials from aviation safety body BCAS met the CEOs of the…
Plans for an anthropological research project and protests in Delhi were discussed.