Earthquake kills 2, injures 225 in northeastern Iran

According to the seismological center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the quake occurred at 22:30:58 hours local time (18:00 GMT).

The epicenter of the quake was recorded at 37.66 degrees latitude and 57.22 degrees longitude and it happened at a depth of 11 km below the surface at Pishqaleh region.

Managing Director of North Khorasan Red Crescent Society Hassan Shakouri said that 37 search and rescue teams were sent to the quake-hit region immediately after the quake to save victims of the deadly tremor.

He added that 80 percent of the injured and survivors of the incident have been relocated in tents.

Some twenty injured were hospitalized and the rest were taken after on the spot.

Iran sits astride several major faults in the earth's crust, and is prone to frequent earthquakes, many of which have been devastating.

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