Iranian state TV is reporting that three people died in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the country's remote northeast overnight. Forty others were injured, the Associated Press quoted the TV as reporting. The quake struck at 11:53 p.m. local time (1923GMT) on Saturday in Semnan province. The report says two children and a woman died. Fifteen homes were damaged. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's strength at magnitude 5.7.
