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Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes Iran's Kermanshah injuring 18 people

TEHRAN, April 1 (KUNA) -- An earthquake of 5.3 degrees magnitude struck northeast Sarpol Zahab town of Kermanshah, a provincial capital in Iran, on Sunday, said local authorities.
The earthquake accured at (1:05) laocal time and in the depth of 7 kilometers .
As for casualties, most minor injuries were treated immediately, said director of crisis department in the province Redha Mahmoudian.
Several Iranian cities have recently witnessed a number of earthquakes, the most powerful one was recorded at 6.2 degrees on the Richter scale in Kermanshah province, killing more than 6,000 people and injuring hundreds of others.(end) mw.nhq