6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Iran's city of Mashhad
5 April 2017 1:04 PM IST5 April 2017 1:04 PM IST
There was no immediate information on possible damage or injuries.
One of the worst earthquakes to hit the country in recent years was in October, 2005, which killed over 74,000 people, mostly in the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) area. (Photo: Representational Image)
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.
( Source : AP )
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