10 injured in Iran earthquake

Iranian soldiers and aid workers help a man to carry his belongings salvaged from the rubble of his destroyed house in the town of Shonbeh, southeast of Bushehr, on April 10, 2013, a day after a powerful earthquake struck near the Gulf port city of Bushehr. Rescuers wound up operations after pulling 20 people from the rubble of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, killing 37 people but sparing Iran's sole nuclear power plant. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Ten people were injured when a 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook Iran’s Western City of Nahavand on Friday, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

The earthquake in Iran’s Hamadan province took place at 05:34 local time (0104 GMT) and featured a depth of two km.

Habib Masoumi, the head of Emergency Medical Centre of Hamadan, said that out of the 10 injured, six were hospitalised.

The earthquake has caused damage to the buildings in neighbouring regions and villages, Mehr reported.

Medical services along with disaster relief forces have been dispatched to the hit area. (NAN)

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