TEHRAN, Sept 23 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 28 people were injured, in a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted Bojnurd County, in the eastern Iranian province of North Khorasan, yesterday.
The quake occurred at 16:13 local time (1243 GMT), at a depth of 8 km, following four fore-shocks, including two tremors of magnitudes 4.7 and 4.1 in the same county, according to the Iranian Seismological Centre.
Most of the injured in the main quake suffered fractures and mental trauma, with 18 receiving primary treatment, and some remaining under medical care, Taqi Dolatabadi, head of the provincial medical emergency and disaster management department, was quoted as saying.
All medical emergency personnel, centres, and rapid reaction teams were on full alert across the province, Dolatabadi said.
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world and has experienced many devastating earthquakes in recent years.– NNN-IRNA
