At least 128 injured in Iran earthquakes

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At least 128 people were injured after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit west Iran’s Kermanshah Province on Sunday afternoon, state television reported citing Houshang Bazvand, governor of Kermanshah.

Bazvand said that most of the 128 who received treatment did not require hospitalization.

The earthquake happened at 2:37 local time (1007 GMT) at a depth of 5.7 km, according to the United States Geological Survey.

It came after two previous quakes, with magnitudes of 4.7 and 5.7 respectively, hit Hormozgan Province in the south, which had damaged buildings in a few villages without causing casualties.

Morteza Salimi, head of rescue at Iran’s Red Crescent, said that damage from the two earlier quakes appeared to be light.

"Reports indicate that some walls have collapsed, but extensive damage has not been reported," Salimi told official news agency IRNA.

Last November, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit western Kermanshah Province, killing at least 620 people and injuring thousands.

(With input from Reuters)

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