Light quake jolts city in Kermanshah
An earthquake measuring 4 on Richter scale jolted Ezgeleh in western Province of Kermanshah on Tuesday.
According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 2:43 hours local time in an area located at 34.89 degrees latitude and 45.82 degrees longitude and in the depth of 8 km underground, IRNA reported.
No casualties or damage to property have been reported.
Also on Sunday, a 5.3-Richter quake rattled the area, as result of which 54 people were injured.
Kermanshah has been jolted by several earthquakes since November 12, 2017, when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the province's Ezgeleh region killing at least 620 people and injuring over 12,000.
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