1st LD: Earthquake hits Iran, strongly felt in Tehran and surroundings
Xinhua,December 21, 2017 Adjust font size:
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Malard town in Iran's Tehran Province at 23:27 local time (1957 GMT), Iran Seismological Center said.
The epicenter, about 50 km east of Iranian capital Tehran, was at the depth of 7 km, 35.69 degree north latitude and 50.96 degrees east longitude, according to ISC.
The quake was strongly felt in the capital as well as Alborz, Qazvin, Ghilan and Qom provinces. Enditem