Earthquake 5.9 on the Richter scale It happened on the Turkish-Iranian border on Saturday, as a result of which houses were destroyed in a provincial Iranian city, Iranian media and the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported.
“The amount of destruction of some houses and buildings in the city of Khoy is relatively high,” an Iranian emergency service spokesman told YJC. Mojtaba Khaledi.
#Earthquake 8 km southwest of #Needles (#Iran) 24 minutes ago (21:44:47 local time). Updated Map – Colored dots indicate local shaking and the level of damage reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience through:
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🌐https://t.co/5x4zJEbeoY pic.twitter.com/biDszA7qF1— EMSC (@LastQuake) January 28, 2023
Iranian media reports that the earthquake was magnitude 5.9 degrees and was noted near the city Hey in his province Western Azerbaijan from Iran.
Iranian emergency officials said rescue teams were sent to the area and hospitals were put on alert.
The official told state television that it was snowing and there were power outages in some earthquake-affected areas.
🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in the border region of Turkey and Iran. The colored dots represent #earthquakes that hit the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @EMSC data -from 2021 onwards]: pic.twitter.com/JjQRTVTtEu
— EMSC (@LastQuake) January 28, 2023
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Source: Kathimerini
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