5.1-magnitude quake jolts western Iran

  09 August 2020    Read: 1477
5.1-magnitude quake jolts western Iran

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Guilangharb county in Iran's western Kermanshah province on Sunday, official IRNA news agency reported, AzVision.az reports citing Xinhua. 

The epicenter of the quake, with a depth of 8 km, was located at 34.25 degrees north latitude and 45.62 degrees west longitude, acording to Iran's Seismological Center.

The jolt was felt in the towns of Sarpol-e Zahab, Qasr-e Shirin and Kermanshah, and in the Uramanat region, IRNA said.

No casualties or damages have been reported so far.


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