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Dozens injured in 6.0 quake in western Iran: media
TEHRAN, Aug 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Dozens have been injured in a strong 6.0-
magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early
Sunday, local media reported.
The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of
Javanrud in Kermanshah province, the US Geological Survey said, near the site
of a powerful quake last year that killed hundreds.
A local medical university said a 70-year-old man had died of a heart
attack in the town of Novosbad, according to the Tasnim news agency.
It said a total of 58 people had been reported injured across several
towns.
A government official in Salas Babajani told state news agency IRNA that at
least seven people were injured there, and that relief forces were on alert.
Local journalists said a crisis centre had been set up in Javanrud to
coordinate emergency operations.
Images on social media showed people being rushed to hospitals, but
suggested relatively light damage to infrastructure.
Iran sits on top of two major tectonic plates and sees frequent seismic
activity.
In November last year a major 7.3-magnitude quake killed 620 people in
Kermanshah province and another eight people in Iraq.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0829 hrs