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Reuters | | By Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Iranian media and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported that a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the border area between Turkey and Iran on Saturday, destroying homes in a provincial capital of Iran.
The semi-official Fars News Agency said, “According to the initial observations of the Fars reporter, the scale of destruction of homes and buildings in the city of Khoy is relatively high.”
MSC said the quake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale and was at a depth of 10 kilometres. Iranian media said the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 and hit Iran’s West Azerbaijan province.
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Iranian state media said rescue teams had been sent to the area and hospitals had been put on alert.
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