NEW : 250 people are injured in two villages in western Iran , state media reports . A local official tells state media that authorities expect to find heavy damage in rural areas . Ilam Governor Majid Asghari told IRNA that authorities expected to find severe destruction in rural areas close to the epicenter , which was roughly 40 kilometers from the Iraqi border and not far from Iranian oil exploration and production facilities . Water , electricity and phone services have been cut off in Abdanan . The main quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers , the USGS reports .
NEW : 250 people are injured in two villages in western Iran , state media reports . A local official tells state media that authorities expect to find heavy damage in rural areas . Water , electricity and phone services have been cut off in Abdanan . The main quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers , the USGS reports .