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One dead, dozens injured as magnitude 6.0 quake rattles Iran

An earthquake in western Iran, that was felt as far away as Baghdad, has killed one person and injured 58.

Interactive map showing where the quake hit in Iran

Interactive map showing where the quake hit in Iran Source: USGS

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, killing one and wounding 58.

The casualties were in the city of Tazehabad, northeast of Kermanshah, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Two aftershocks on Sunday were above 3.0 on the Richter scale, according to the Tasnim news agency.

The US Geological Survey reported that a shallow, magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck about 90km west-northwest of Kermanshah.

The quake was felt as far away as Baghdad, according to Iraqi state television, which also said there were no injuries recorded.

Last November, a 7.3 magnitude quake struck villages and towns in Kermanshah province along the mountainous border with Iraq, killing at least 530 people and injuring thousands of others. It was Iran's deadliest earthquake in more than a decade.


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