NEYSHABOUR, Iran, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake that jolted the city of Neyshabour in northeastern Iran injured at least 230 people, officials said.
At least 30 people were hospitalized after the earthquake Thursday, Iran's Fars News Agency reported.
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About 75 aftershocks shook the city of 220,000, officials said.
The earthquake shattered some windows in villages surrounding Neyshabour and caused damage to a number of historical landmarks in the city, Iran's Press TV reported.
Iran is situated on some of the world's most active seismic faults and is jolted on an almost daily basis, officials said.
