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23 injured in Iran's 5.3-magnitude earthquake

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-04-01 21:06

An Iranian man rests as he lies atop salvaged mattresses and items outside damaged buildings in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab in the western Kermanshah province near the border with Iraq on Nov 14, 2017, following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that left hundreds killed and thousands homeless two days before. [Photo/VCG]

TEHRAN - At least 23 people were injured in a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted Iran's Kermanshah province on Sunday.

"The earthquake has left 23 people injured," Maziar Tahmasebi, a senior health and medical official in Kermanshah province, told Tasnim news agency.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which took place at 13:05 am local time (0835 GMT), was in Sar pol zahab city.

The quake was determined at the depth of 8 km, 34.421 degrees north latitude and 45.807 degrees east longitude.

In November, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook the same area that killed at least 530 people and injured more than 8,000.

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