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5.6-magnitude quake hits western Iran

Xinhua,January 11, 2018 Adjust font size:

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Soomar city in Iran's western Kermanshah province at 11:01 a.m. local time (0729 GMT) on Thursday, Iran's Seismological Center reported.

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was initially determined to be at 33.778 degrees north latitude and 45.741 degrees east longitude. Enditem