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Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles Iran-Turkey border: USGS
TEHRAN, Feb 23, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck on
Iran’s northwestern border with Turkey on Sunday, the US Geological Survey
said.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 9:23 am (0553 GMT), was near
the village of Habash-e Olya, less than 10 kilometres (six miles) from the
border, according to the USGS.
It had a depth of six kilometres, according to Tehran University’s
Seismological Centre.
It caused some damage to buildings and injured at least one person, Mojtaba
Khaledi, a spokesman for the country’s emergency services, told AFP.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1359 hrs