At least two people were killed and 122 others injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in northwestern Iran

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least two people on Saturday in Iran’s northwestern West Azerbaijan province, emergency officials said.

Mojtaba Khalidi, spokesman for Iran’s emergency organization, said 122 others were injured in the quake.

Anadolu reported that the quake was reported at around 9.44pm local time at a depth of 7 kilometers (4.34 miles), with its epicenter near Khoy.

According to officials and media reports, the earthquake of high intensity was felt by residents in several cities, including the provincial capital and largest city, Urmia, with multiple aftershocks.

Earlier, Khalidi told state television that initial reports indicated damage occurred in Khoy as a result of the earthquake, adding that ambulances were dispatched from the nearby cities of Urmia and Tabriz.

Officials said teams from the Red Crescent Society of the province bordering Azerbaijan have been dispatched to the worst-hit areas to assess the damage.

The governor of Khoi, Zabihullah Kazemi, told the state news agency that 15 teams have been dispatched to the quake-hit areas to assess the extent of damage and provide relief.

The province witnessed a 5.4-magnitude earthquake earlier this month that shook the city of Khoy and caused severe property damage.

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake in Khoy injured nearly 400 people in October and partially or completely damaged hundreds of residential properties in urban and rural areas.

Iran is located in a seismically active region and has witnessed many catastrophic earthquakes in the past years.

The most devastating earthquake to hit the country in modern history was in 2013 when at least 34,000 people died in the city of Bam in the southeastern province of Kerman. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.7 on the Richter scale.

In recent months, a series of high and medium-intensity earthquakes has hit provinces in southern and northern Iran. – Bernama

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