5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Iran's western Kermanshah province

Source: Xinhua| 2018-08-26 07:43:20|Editor: zh
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TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Iran's Tazeh Abad region in western Kermanshah province early Sunday, Iranian Seismological Center reported.

The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 8 km, 34.631 degrees north latitude and 46.220 degrees east longitude.

People in Tazeh Abad towns and villages rushed to the streets in panic following the quake, state media reported.

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