At least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The quake, which occurred at 7:32 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km with its epicentre at Haftkel County, also shook Masjed Soleyman County and was felt in the provincial capital Ahvaz, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Fars.
All the injured, except a child who had suffered a leg fracture, were released from the hospital after receiving outpatient treatments, Fars quoted Khuzestan Governor Mohammad Reza Mavalizadeh as saying.