Border between Tehran and Alborz provinces was announced as the epicenter of the earthquake which was felt at 12:54 a.m. Iran local time.
Reports revealed that the light quake, which occurred in the depth of 12 kilometers, had a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale.
No damage or casualties have been reported from the seismic event. The quake hit the central province of Tehran exactly a week after a similar event hit the same region though at the higher magnitude of 5.2.
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