American Geophysical Institute

A Strong Earthquake Shook Iran

It was registered at 7.59 local time on Thursday.

A strong earthquake was felt in northern Iran on Thursday morning. It was registered at 7.59 am local time (6.29 am Bulgarian time). Its magnitude was 5.8 on the Richter scale, and its epicentre was near the town of Sangan, at a depth of 10 km.

A minute later, a new 3.7 magnitude earthquake was registered in the same area.

Powerful Earthquake Hit the Philippines

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Philippines, the world agencies reported, citing the American Geophysical Institute.

The quake's epicentre was 56 kilometers southwest of Davao City, at a depth of 53 kilometers.

A 6-year-old girl was killed when a wall collapsed during, Reuters reported, citing Matanao Mayor Vincent Fernandez.

A Strong Earthquake Shook Pakistan: Casualties and many Injured

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook northern Pakistan. 25 people were killed and more than 400 were injured, BTA reported.

Footage broadcast by Pakistani media showed collapsed buildings and major cracks along roads in the city of Mirpur, located in Pakistan's Azad Kashmir, near the border with India.