A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran overnight, killing at least three people and injuring more than 800 in the region near the border with Turkey, state officials and media said Sunday.
TEHRAN, Iran –
The shallow quake hit the city of Khoy, with a population of around 200,000, in West Azerbaijan province at 9:44 pm Saturday, said the Seismological Center of the University of Tehran. Buildings in 70 villages suffered quake damage, the state news agency reported, with rescuers clearing rubble to free those trapped in the area around 800 kilometres northwest of the capital Tehran.
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