5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Iran's Khorasan Razavi province on Thursday, according to the Iranian Seismological Centre.

Representational Image of an earthquake
Representational Image of an earthquake Reuters

The epicentre of the quake was at the depth of 8 km, 34.030 north latitude and 60.325 east longitude, 300 km to the south of Iran's sacred Mash'had city, reports Xinhua news agency. There were no immediate reports on casualties or damages.

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