Earthquake Hits Iran Day After President Raisi’s Tragic Death

Iran has been thrown into a state of mourning again as a 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck Malayer in the Hamedan province of Western Iran on Monday.

This is coming a day after the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, confirmed the latest earthquake while announcing a five-day period of national mourning to pay tribute to the late president and his companions.

The earthquake occurred at 08:20:52 local time at a depth of 10km, as reported by the Seismological Centre of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran.

The epicentre of the tremor was situated 9 kilometres from Samen, 18 kilometres from Malayer, and 18 kilometres from Oshtorinan.

However, as of the time this report was filed, no immediate reports of damage or casualties had been made.