An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude has occurred in the Khoy county this morning. The epicenter of the quake was located 102 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 10 km. The earthquake was also felt in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Makhbubi stated that eight of the injured people were rescued from the rubble, and the rest were injured while trying to avoid the consequences of the earthquake.