Two people died in capital Tehran whereas 22 others injured.
A resident said that the shaking of the ground felt “very strong”.
Many individuals in Tehran have left their houses out of worry of potential aftershocks.
Two people have died and 22 others injured as they fled their houses. In a panic following a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that hit northern Iran early on Friday (20:18 GMT on Thursday).
Among the dead, a 21-year-old woman in Tehran who suffered heart failure. Also, a 60-year-old man within the metropolis of Damavand, east of the capital, killed by a head injury, officials stated.
In response to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the earthquake was at Damavand, just northeast of the capital, at the depth of 10km (6.2 miles).
One resident within the Iranian capital informed that the shaking of the ground felt “very strong”.
Photographs posted on social media confirmed people huddled in the streets of Tehran in the midst of the night. As they tried to flee from the quake.
There have been a number of mild aftershocks. However no severe damage from the quake that struck after midnight on the border of the provinces of Tehran and Mazandaran, authorities mentioned.
Boulders additionally seen blocking the roadway leading to the mountainous Damavand area.
Many individuals in Tehran have left their houses out of worry of potential aftershocks.
Officers urged individuals who spent the evening outside to look at social distancing. To restrict spread of the coronavirus that has killed almost 6,500 and infected more than 103,000 in Iran.
They assured the public no shortage of petrol as people rushed to gasoline stations to refill after the quake.
Iran is likely one of the most seismically active countries on the earth, where earthquakes happen typically and are damaging.
SOURCE: Al Jazeera