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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran overnight, killing at least three people and injuring more than 800 in the region near the border with Turkey, state officials and media said Sunday.

Three people lost their lives while hundreds more were injured following a deadly 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Iran earlier on Saturday, while as many as 580 people were reported to be wounded...

The quake resulted in the death of 7 people and injured around 440 others, causing tremors in many cities nearby, according to TRT world.

Seven people have died while over 400 were injured as 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Khoy in northwestern Iran.  -- aaa

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Khoy, which has experienced several earthquakes in the previous months.

Tehran, Jan 29 (EFE).- At least three people died and more than 800 were injured when a magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck northern Iran, officials said Sunday. The quake occurred on Saturday night near the city of Khoy, located in Iran’s northwestern West Azerbaijan province, and close to the border with Turkey, the Seismological Center of the …

Three people died

An earthquake of 5.9 magnitudes struck northwest Iran near the border with Turkey late Saturday (January 28), killing at least three people and injuring over 800 others. According to the University of Tehran's Seismologic Centre, the earthquake hit the city of Khoy in the West Azerbaijan province at 18.14 GMT (around 11.44 pm IST). Speaking to the IRNA news agency, West Azerbaijan governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian said the incident left three dead and 816 injured. 

The earthquake occured near the border with Turkey and its epicentre is said to be Khoy, a city in Irans West Azerbaijan Province.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck near the Iran-Turkey border claiming 7 lives and leaving 440 injured.