Earthquake hits northeast Iran, 100 injured

TEHRAN (Reuters) – About 100 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit northeastern Iran on Thursday, state television reported. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4:05 p.m., was 10 km (6 miles) outside the city of Neyshabur, some 70 km from the holy city of Mashhad, the official IRNA news agency said. There had so far been 36 aftershocks since the …

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Earthquake hits northeast Iran, 100 injured