Kermanshah governor: 98% of injured people were treated on site

Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Monday, Houshang Bazvand said a few of the injured people were hospitalized in Kermanshah hospital. 

There is no problem as regard water, electricity and gas, he added.

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook Sar Pol-e Zahab, western province of Kermanshah late on Sunday.

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the quake occurred 17 kilometers from Sar Pol-e Zahab and 18 kilometers from Qasr-e Shirin and 33 kilometers from Gilan-e Gharb, Ilam and Kermanshah provinces, at 20:07 (16:37 GMT) hours local time on Sunday.

Iran sits astride major fault lines and is prone to frequent tremors.

Meanwhile, two strong after shocks measuring 5.2 and 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Sar Pol-e Zahab in western province of Kermanshah early Monday.