An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Khoy County in northwestern Iranian province of West Azarbaijan while the tremor was also felt in the nearby counties early morning.
Speaking to IRNA over the phone, Zabihollah Kazemi said he has visited hospital to get information on the situation of the wounded.
Although the number of those who had been injured by the quake was large, they were treated soon as their injuries were minor, the governor noted.
He went on to say that estimation indicates that the earthquake has damaged 200 housing units but the damages have not been serious.
The quake caused more damages to residential units in the villages, he added.
According to the Seismological Center affiliated to Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the early morning quake occurred at 03:51 hours local time (0021 GMT.)
Further, 20 aftershocks followed the main earthquake just 10 minutes later.
People of Tabriz, the capital city of northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, had thought that the center of the quake was their city so they left their home and poured into the streets with fear.
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