TEHRAN,
Iran (AP) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 87 people and
injured over 400 others in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said.
Iran's main news channel said the quake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris
and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province at 4:53 p.m. local time (GMT
12:23), also damaging hundreds of homes.
The TV quoted Khalil Saei, local Crisis Committee chief, as saying
that 30 people were killed in Ahar, 40 in Varzaqan and 17 others in
Haris.
The broadcast said at least 60 villages sustained damage ranging from
50 to 80 percent, while 4 other villages had been totally leveled to
the ground.
The TV said at least three aftershocks — measuring 6.0, 4.7 and 4.1 —
jolted the same area and were felt in a wide region near the Caspian
Sea.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes.
It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although
the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.
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