About 100 people were injured by an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale great rocked northeastern Iran.
As quoted by Reuters on Friday, January 20, 2012, an earthquake occurred at 04:05 local time, Thursday, January 19. The epicenter was at 10 kilometers from the holy city of Mashhad.
IRNA news agency reported up to now there are 36 aftershocks. Earthquakes that cause a number of damaged buildings and houses in the area were also damaged Neyshabur.
"So far 100 people were wounded in the leg, and now they are being treated in hospital," said the source of the news agency IRNA.
The earthquake which occurred for about 7 seconds this is the most powerful earthquake in this region during the last 10 years.
In 2010, Iran also rocked by an earthquake 6.5 on the Richter scale. A total of seven people were killed. Meanwhile, the earthquake that occurred in 2003, in the city of Bam, killing 31 thousand residents. viva
