The Seismological center of East Azarbaijan province affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University registered the quake at 08:10 hours local time (0340 GMT).
The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 46.7 degrees in longitude and 38.4 degrees in latitude.
The area had on Saturday been jolted by a strong quake in which over 300 people had been killed.
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Ahar in East Azerbaijan province at 16:00 hours local time (1130GMT) Saturday. The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 46.8 degrees in longitude and 38.4 degrees in latitude.
Almost an hour later another quake with magnitude 6 on the Richter scale jolted Varzaqan at 17:04 hours local time (1234GMT) in the same province. The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 46.7 degrees in longitude and 38.4 degrees in latitude.
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An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale jolted an area near the town of Varzaqan in East Azarbaijan province, Northwestern Iran, on Thursday.
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