At least five people have died after several earthquakes hit the coast of southern Iran. The strongest quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.0.
Most of the destruction took place in the small village of Sayeh Khosh in Hormozgan province, reports the state news agency Irna, quoting Governor Mahdi Dosti as saying that 5 people were killed and 19 were injured.
The first and strongest earthquake was registered by the American Earthquake Center (USGS) shortly before midnight Saturday night with a magnitude of 6.1. Early Saturday morning, the strength was downgraded to 6.0.
The quake’s epicenter was reported 55 miles (55 kilometers) northeast of Iran’s port city of Bandar-e Lengeh, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the USGS. registrations.
The quake could be felt in Dubai on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz.
In the next two hours after the first quake, five more quakes were recorded in the same area, with magnitudes varying between 4.2 and 6.0.
The same province was hit by a double earthquake measuring 6.4 and 6.3 in November last year. Then one person lost his life.
Iran’s deadliest earthquake hit the northern part of the country in 1990 with a magnitude of 7.4. 40,000 people died.
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