TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran's recent earthquake pushed the number of the injured to 238 individuals. A relatively powerful earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has shaken Iranian northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi at 4:00 pm local time on Thursday, the injured of which has hit to 238 by Friday.
The earthquake has inflicted damage to a number of historical monuments in the city as well. The tremor was also felt in the northeastern cities of Mashhad, Sabzevar, and Chenaran. Later in the day, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit south of Jahrom in the Iranian southern province of Fars at 8:34 pm local time. Iran lies on some of the world's most active seismic faults and is jolted on an almost daily basis.