Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits northern Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Iranian city of Malard in Tehran province.
Citing the Seismological Center of the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, Press TV reports that the quake hit on Wednesday at 23:27 local time (1957 GMT) at a depth of seven kilometers on the border of Tehran and Alborz provinces.
The epicenter of the tremor was located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of the capital.
The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said one person was injured in Malard.
The quake was also felt in the cities of Karaj, Qom, Qazvin and Arak.