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A 5 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Tuesday. European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said quake measured 6-7 in the hypocenter which was located at the depth of 15 kilometers on the outskirts of Tabriz.

Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said 3-4 magnitude tremors were felt in Agarak, Meghri, Kajaran, Kapan and Goris.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, four quakes measured 6.2 to 6.6 jolted Iran’s north-west near the Armenian border on Saturday

The quakes were also followed by aftershocks measured 4.1 to 4.8 on the Richter scale. The tremors were felt also in the cities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. No casualties and destruction in the territory of Armenia was reported.

The quake killed 306 and injured over 3,000 people in East Azerbaijan province.

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