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Magnitude 4.0 quake hits Iran-Turkey border region
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- 22 June, 2020
- 06:01
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A 4-magnitude earthquake jolted Salmas district in West Azarbaijan province.
The quake's epicenter was located at Shakaryazi village in the central part of Salmas city in West Azerbaijan province, and experts are assessing the situation in the region, according to IRNA.
The earthquake occurred at 5:36 local time 8 km below the earth's surface, according to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University.
There are no reports of damage or casualties, but more accurate information will be available after the specialized team assessment.
Salmas, with a population of 200,000, is in the north part of West Azarbaijan province and borders with Turkey.
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