Earthquake in Tehran on Wednesday Morning Leaves Several Injured

Several citizens in different areas of Tehran and Alborz were injured during the earthquake on Wednesday morning. According to reports, the injuries occurred while fleeing buildings. Some schools and educational centers have also been closed. The latest reports from the earthquake on Wednesday, January 6, indicate that at least 46 people were injured due to fleeing and emergency exits from buildings. The director of crisis management in Alborz province stated that three citizens have been hospitalized. Tehran's fire department announced at 2 AM, an hour and a half after the earthquake, that it had not yet received any reports of destruction or incidents directly related to the earthquake. Majid Tatar, the research deputy of the International Earthquake Center of Iran, stated that the recent earthquake occurred in the same location as last Wednesday's earthquake and 'is not related to Tehran's faults.' Previously, Morteza Akbari, the deputy for preparedness and response at the National Crisis Management Organization, had also stated that the recent tremor is related to the Moshkin Dasht - Eshtehard fault and is an aftershock of last week's event in Tehran and Alborz. Last Wednesday, an earthquake shook Tehran province, which was felt in Gilan, Alborz, Qom, Markazi, and Qazvin provinces, causing many citizens in Tehran and Alborz to spend the night outside their homes. IRNA news agency reported that some people in the cities of Tehran, Alborz, and Qom who felt the earthquake are still present in the streets hours later, and long lines have formed at gas stations. Although the recent earthquake did not cause destruction, several schools and educational centers have been closed. According to government officials, schools in Islamshahr, Chahardangeh, Baharestan, and Robat Karim have been closed, except for students taking final exams. All schools in Malard, Quds, and Shahriyar, except for students taking final exams, have also been declared closed. The state news agency IRNA also reported that educational centers and universities in Alborz province have been closed, although third-year high school exams will continue. The Iranian police have warned about 'rumor-mongering' in cyberspace, and the Tehran governor's office has called for avoiding 'hasty actions' and 'vehicle movement in the streets.' Iranian news agencies reported that the earthquake on Wednesday morning measured 4.2 on the Richter scale, occurring at a depth of 12 kilometers and 4 kilometers from Malard. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake's magnitude as 4.0 and its epicenter as 7 kilometers from Malard.