Ten people were injured when a 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook Iran’s Western City of Nahavand on Friday, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

The earthquake in Iran’s Hamadan province took place at 05:34 local time (0104 GMT) and featured a depth of two km.

Habib Masoumi, the head of Emergency Medical Centre of Hamadan, said that out of the 10 injured, six were hospitalised.

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The earthquake has caused damage to the buildings in neighbouring regions and villages, Mehr reported.

Medical services along with disaster relief forces have been dispatched to the hit area. (NAN)