A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Iran- Iraq border today. According to the Iranian Seismological Centre, the quake occured at 2.09 p.m. (local time). The epicenter of the tremor was at a depth of ten kilometres and it was located in the Murmuri region in Iran's Ilam province bordering Iraq.

Local Mehr news agency said the people of Dehloran city, close to the quake area, rushed out of their houses to the streets in panic and a cloud of dust has covered the air of the city. No immediate report has been released about the possible damage or casualties so far.