Two severe earthquakes jolt Northwestern Iran (11 August 2012)

M 6.4 and 6.3 two severe earthquakes jolt Northwestern Iran today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 60 km ENE of Tabriz. Both the quakes were at very shallow depth of around 6 miles.
Tremors were felt even in Armenia (Yerevan) and Georgia (Tbilisi).

Tabriz is the fifth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province.
Iran is straddled by several major fault lines and has suffered several devastating earthquakes in recent times. The deadliest was a 6.6-magnitude quake which struck the southern city of Bam in December 2003, killing 31,000 people - about a quarter of the population.
12:23 UTC (local time Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 03:53 PM @ epicenter )

Epicenter location
20 km (12 miles) WSW of Ahar, Iran
60 km (37 miles) ENE of Tabriz, Iran
95 km (59 miles) E of Marand, Iran
100 km (62 miles) SSE of Kapan, Armenia

-Death toll has risen to 183 with more than 1500 people injured.
-Almost 16,000 people are given emergency shelter.
-Ay least 45 killed in the city of Ahar and 500 of the injured.
-More than 20 moderate aftershocks recorded.
-60 villages sustained 50-70% damage, 6 villages 100% destroyed in Northwestern Iran.
-Earthquake caused more than 800 billion rials damage to rural places. The earthquake in the villages Gvyjhbl, Lylan, Bzqvsh, Kurram Valley, ball Drq have suffered the greatest losses.

- Disaster Report