Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 strikes country, tremors felt in Tehran amid war with Israel

The news comes because Iran has joined an intense military conflict with Israel.

According to the US Geological Study (USGS), a 5.1 -magnitude earthquake on Richter scale hit Northern Iran on Friday, June 20. USGS, the Middle East country Tasnim News Agency said that the magnitude of 5.2 magnitude of the earthquake, about 40 km southwest of the city of Semnan, 10 kilometers of deep depth, he said. There is no immediate report on any loss or injury due to the earthquake. The news comes because Iran has joined an intense military conflict with Israel, who claims the lives of hundreds of people.

Tremor in Northern Iran
The earthquake on Friday took place at 21:20 (local time), as tremor in the northern regions of the country, including the national capital Tehran.
Iran is considered among the most seismic active regions in the world due to its location in the Alpin-Himalayan generation, where Arab and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. This geological placement results in frequent earthquakes: on average, Iran witnesses more than 2,000 earthquakes per year and is recorded in a higher way of about 15 to 16 size 5.0 or higher.

Iranian Israeli conflict
Roughly a week ago, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran by killing most of the highest -level military officials and nuclear scientists targeting nuclear facilities. In retaliation, Iran launched the threshold of missile attacks in the Jewish majority nation while the conflict continued to intensify. More than 200 people were killed in the Islamic Republic and hundreds were injured, two dozens of killed and hundreds of people were injured in Israel. However, human rights groups say that the death fee may be higher than officially reported.