(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24. A total of 68
people have been injured following the earthquake in the Khoy
county of Iran's West Azerbaijan province, the Head of the Red
Crescent Society of West Azerbaijan Province Hamid Makhbubi told
reporters, trend reports.
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude has occurred in the Khoy county
this morning. The epicenter of the quake was located 102 km
southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a
depth of 10 km. The earthquake was also felt in Azerbaijan's
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
According to Makhbubi, eight of the injured people were rescued
from the rubble, and the rest were injured while trying to avoid
the consequences of the earthquake.
He noted that six people were hospitalized.
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