5.6 quake rattles northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh

5.6 quake shakes Iran

NEW YORK — An earthquake measuring 5.6 rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said the quake damaged rural housing, cars parked in the streets, electric utility and telephone lines, and killed many cattle.

The quake struck at around 5:20 p.m. local time (1350 GMT), the USGS said on its Web site.

Torbat-e Heydariyeh is in Razavi Khorasan province, about 445 miles (714 kilometers) east of Tehran.