13 Nov 2024
Friday 24 March 2023 - 17:25
Story Code : 405076

5.6-magnitude quake strikes Irans Khoy

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Khoy City in northwestern Iran on Friday morning.

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran, the quake occurred at 06:46 a.m. local time at a depth of 8 kilometers.

The latitude of the 5.6-magnitudequake was38.412degrees north and its longitude was 44.822 degrees east.

Meanwhile, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake hitSalmas in Iran's west Azarbaijanon Friday morning, according to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran.

Iran sits on major fault lines and is prone to near-daily earthquakes.

By IRNA
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