5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran
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The Institute of Geophysics at Tehran University recorded a 5.2-degree earthquake in the outskirts of Quchan, Iran.
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The earthquake hit the epicenter near Quchan, Iran, at a low depth of 10 km.
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck, at 8:32 am, Monday morning, on the outskirts of the city of Quchan in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran.
According to the Institute of Geophysics affiliated with the University of Tehran, the tremor occurred at 8:32 am at a depth of 6 kilometers from the ground.
So far, there have been no reports of potential losses and damages caused by this earthquake, which occurred 107 kilometers from the holy city of Mashhad.
It is worth noting that the epicenter of the earthquake, which was felt by the residents of the holy city of Mashhad, was 30 kilometers from the Iranian city of Quchan.
