Strong earthquake in Iran killed 3, injured more than 300

A strong earthquake has struck northwestern Iran. Its magnitude was 5.9 on the Richter scale. At least three people were killed and more than 300 people died in this incident.

The earthquake hit northwestern Iran near the border with Turkey on Saturday (January 28).
The earthquake hit northwestern Iran near the border with Turkey on Saturday. On Sunday, citing the country's state media, Reuters reported this information in a report.

Turkey

• At least three people were killed and more than 300 injured after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northwest Iran near the border with Turkey on Saturday, state media reported.
  The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.9 and a depth of 10 kilometers.

Iranian media reported that the magnitude of the earthquake, which struck near the city of Khoy in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, was 5.9.

The epicenter of the earthquake was near the city of Khoy in the country's West-Azerbaijan province. The number of casualties was reported by Tehran's official news agency IRNA, citing the head of the university's emergency services.
Iran's location on the boundary of several major tectonic plates is prone to earthquakes. And so the country is often hit by mild to moderate and even strong earthquakes.