TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Gilangharb city in Kermanshah province in the west of Iran on Sunday, Iran's Seismological Center reported.

(Photo: Screenshot of USGS website)

According to the report, the epicenter was monitored at 34.16 degrees north latitude and 45.66 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km.

The deputy governor of Kermanshah Province told state IRIB TV that there have been no casualties in the province following the quake and no reports on the possible damage are available.

Assessment teams will be sent to the site to study the possible damage, he said.

At least 10 aftershocks, ranging from 3.0 to 4.8 magnitude, have shaken the region so far, according to the center.

The earthquake was also felt in neighboring Lorestan province as well as in Iraq.

In November 2017, 211 Iranians died in a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the Iranian-Iraqi border in Sar pol Zahab area.