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Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 51 km WNW of Ravar, Iran -- USGS

Xinhua,December 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted 51 km WNW of Ravar, Iran at 17:04:46 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 31.361 degrees north latitude and 56.2721 degrees east longitude. Enditem