IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.4 on Richter scale hit Taza-Abad, Kermanshah Province, western Iran on Tuesday.

The quake occurred at 12:41 hours local time (09:11 GMT); the epicenter of the quake was at 46.17 degrees longitude and 34.84 degrees latitude and in depth of six kilometers.

Earlier on Tuesday a local official said that so far over 1,500 aftershocks have been registered following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab, in Kermanshah Province on November 12, 2017.