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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes near Mashhad in northeastern Iran
AP
Published : Apr 5, 2017, 1:06 pm IST
Updated : Apr 5, 2017, 1:07 pm IST
There was no immediate information on possible damage or injuries.
Iran is prone to earthquakes due to a number of faults in the Middle Eastern nation. (Photo: Representational)
Tehran: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck northern Iran. Iranian state television described the temblor as hitting on Wednesday near Mashaad, the country's second-largest city.
It offered no immediate information on possible damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey described the earthquake as a magnitude 6.1.
Iran is prone to earthquakes due to a number of faults in the Middle Eastern nation.
In 2003, around 26,000 people were killed by a magnitude 6.6 quake that flattened the historic southeastern Iranian city of Bam.
