2 earthquakes with magnitude over 5 hit Iran
The epicentre, with a depth of 10km, was initially determined to be at a latitude of 36.72 degrees north and longitude of 55.10 degrees east, it said.
Also at around 12.30am (2137 GMT), an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 31km east of the village of Qarnabad, northeastern Iran, it said.
The epicentre, with a depth of 10km, was initially determined to be at a latitude of 36.84 degrees north and longitude of 54.94 degrees east, it added.
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