Tehran: Seven people died while over 400 were injured as a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the city of Khoy in northwestern Iran's West Azerbaijan province.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Khoy is a city and capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
According to the report of the Iranian news agency IRNA, the tremors were felt at 9:44 pm local time on Saturday. Earthquake tremors were felt in many areas of West Azerbaijan province.
Earthquake tremors were also felt in several cities, including Tabriz, the capital of neighbouring East Azerbaijan.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, tremors were also felt in Turkey, Iraq, Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Debris falling around as a result of the tremor also damaged cars in the streets. Many aftershocks have been recorded so far.
Khoy residents are spending the night outdoors in freezing temperature.
The quake comes 10 days after another strong quake in Khoy which caused some damage but left no deaths.
Iran is criss-crossed by many faultlines, which have made it a quake-prone country.
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