January 6, 2019 Earthquake: Sarpol-E Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran

At least 75 people injured, some buildings damaged and a rockslide blocked roads in the Gilan-e Gharb area. (reference #1053)

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the vicinities of Gilan_e Gharb County, the Iranian western province of Kermanshah, on Sunday, January 6 at 17:11 a.m. local time. The epicenter of the quake was registered at 34.16 latitude and 45.66 longitude, at a depth of 10 km. The quake hit 23 km off Gilan-e Gharb, 31 km off Sumar, 38 km Sarpol-e Zahab .After the earthquake, 44 aftershocks were registered in Gilan-e Gharb, Soumar and a region in Iran-Iraq border. 11 were between 3 to 4 Richter, the others less than 3 Richter. Iran's Medical Emergency Services (EMS) announced that 75 injured people in the affected areas were visited in medical centers after Gilan-e Gharb quake. One person was in the operating room for treating a trauma caused by falling in Sarpol-e Zahab. Also, 10 people were hospitalized. None of these people were injured directly by the earthquake, but they were affected by panic caused by the quake and rushing out of their houses. Moreover, walls cracking in some village areas as well as a landslide were reported in some areas. (reference #12352)