Casualties reported after 5.1 earthquake hits Iran Two people died in capital Tehran while 22 others are injured, according to state media. Minor mag. "We were sitting down when the earthquake struck," said 45-year-old Tehran resident Ahmad. 08 May 2020 06:56 GMT (Photo via @LivinginTehran/Twitter) At least six were killed and more than 300 people were injured the last time an earthquake of a similar magnitude hit Iran, when a 5.8 quake struck northwestern Iran on … Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:58 - GMT 06:58 2019-05-11 23:04 Fairly strong quakes shake western, southeastern Iran TEHRAN — Fairly powerful quakes hit Ezgeleh, western province of Kermanshah, and Zahedan, southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, on Saturday. Its epicentre was south of Mount Damavand, a largely inactive volcano which at 5,671 metres (18,606 feet) is Iran's highest peak.Tehran University's Seismological Centre said the quake had a magnitude of 5.1 magnitude and was at a depth of seven kilometres.It reported a series of aftershocks, the most powerful measuring 4.0.Iran sits on top of major tectonic plates and experiences frequent seismic activity.A 5.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled the western village of Habash-e Olya on February 23 killed at least nine people over the border in neighbouring Turkey.In November 2017, a 7.3-magnitude quake in Iran's western province of Kermanshah killed 620 people.In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake in southeastern Iran levelled the ancient mud-brick city of Bam and killed at least 31,000 people.Iran's deadliest quake was a 7.4-magnitude tremor in 1990 that killed 40,000 people in northern Iran, injured 300,000 and left half a million homeless.In December and January, two earthquakes struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.Iran's Gulf Arab neighbours have raised concerns about the reliability of the country's sole nuclear power facility, and the risk of radioactive leaks in case of a major earthquake................................. Advertisement ................................ © COPYRIGHT NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED 2020. Iran is hit with thousands of low-level earthquakes each year, but several hundred have been recorded with a magnitude above four.

Images shared on social media showed residents outside of their homes after experiencing the earthquake. At least two people have died and 11 others injured after a powerful earthquake shook Iran’s Tehran province early on Friday, according to the spokesman for Iran’s emergency services organization Mojtaba Khaledi.The magnitude 5.1 quake struck in Damavand county in Tehran and was at a depth of seven km (0.6 miles), Iran’s national seismological center said.A 60-year-old man died due to trauma caused and 11 others were confirmed to have been injured in Tehran, the spokesman for Iran’s emergency services organization told the semi-official Mehr news agency.In addition to Tehran, the quake was felt in Alborz, Qom, and Qazvin provinces.Iran’s national seismological center confirmed it recorded eight aftershocks since the 5.1 earthquake, the largest of which measured 9.3 on the Richter scale.Iranians in the capital took to the streets out of fear, according to state media and images shared on social media.As of around 1:30 am, state media had not reported any casualties or damage.No damage has been reported so far, the head of Iran's emergency response organization Esmail Najar said, warning that aftershocks remain a possibility.At least six were killed and more than 300 people were injured the last time an earthquake of a similar magnitude hit Iran, "We felt it completely shaking (the building), and then we all went out of the house together to be outside and not to be in danger if an aftershock struck,"His wife Maryam, who like him was wrapped in a blanket, said they escaped the apartment using the stairwell. (Representational)An earthquake struck early Friday near Iran's highest peak and jolted Tehran, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 as people ran for their lives.The shallow 4.6 magnitude quake hit at 00:48 am (2018 GMT) near the city of Damavand, about 55 kilometres (34 miles) east of Tehran, the US Geological Survey said.It saw scores of residents of Tehran flee buildings for the safety of the capital's streets and parks, AFP journalists reported.Many spent the rest of the night sleeping in their cars on the side of the road, apparently too fearful to return to their homes.Some wore face masks, a sign of the times in a country already struggling to contain the Middle East's deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.The temblor struck as Iranians were either sleeping or resting after iftar, the meal breaking the daytime fast observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. In addition, the … 2020-05-27 09:11:38 UTC at 09:11 May 27, 2020 UTC Location: Epicenter at 35.904, 52.029 20.2 km from Damāvand (12.2 miles) Northern Iran. 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