Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes central Iran

  03 October 2025    Read: 614
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes central Iran

An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude has shaken the city of Zavareh, Ardestan, in the north of Iran's Isfahan Province, AzVision.az reports, citing IRNA.

The Seismological Center of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran announced the time of the earthquake at 00:05:03 on Friday morning and its depth was 10 kilometers below the ground.

The earthquake was felt in Tehran and Qom cities.

Mohsen Heydari, the governor of Ardestan,  told IRNA on Friday morning that so far, the earthquake has not caused any casualties or damage.

The earthquake occurred 63 kilometers from Zavareh and 77 kilometers from Ardestan.

Ardestan County, with a population of over 43,000, is located 118 kilometers north of Isfahan.

 

AzVision.az


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