TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 120 people have been injured in a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwestern Iran on Wednesday, according to Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).
The quake hit Khoy County in the province of West Azerbaijan at 13:38 p.m. (GMT 1008) at a depth of 12 kilometers, Morteza Moradipour, deputy head for operations at Iran's Relief and Rescue Organization, was quoted by ISNA as saying.
He stressed that the main earthquake hit following a 3.6-magnitude foreshock that occurred 20 minutes earlier at a depth of 13 kilometers, adding damage assessment teams have been sent to the region and rescue workers are on alert across the province.
Moradipour added that 200 housing units have been severely damaged in some villages. ■
