Tehran, Nov 26 : At least 361 people were injured in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck near the border area between Iran and Iraq.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) on Sunday said the quake was at a depth of 65km and struck 114km northwest of the city of Ilam in Iran’s Kermanshah province, CNN reported.
Authorities said six rescue teams were immediately deployed after the quake stopped and the country’s army and its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard were responding.
Officials reported damage at buildings both in town and in rural Kermanshah, as well as to some roadways. The temblor also downed powerlines and caused power outages into the night as temperatures hovered around 8 degrees Celsius.
The earthquake was felt as far away as the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
Iran is located on major seismic faults and experiences an earthquake per day on average. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam in southern Iran, killing 26,000 people. UNI
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