Publish Date: 10 November 2023 - 20:01

Ilam, IRNA – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has hit Murmuri city in Iran's southwestern province of Ilam.

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran, the quake took place at 19:06:30 local time at a depth of 10 kilometers, the IRNA reported on Friday.

The latitude of the 5.1-magnitude quake was 32.81 degrees north and its longitude was 47.65 degrees east.

Iran sits on major fault lines and is prone to near-daily earthquakes.

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