Three dead in strong earthquake shakes Iran: IRNA
At least three people were killed and 19 injured when a massive earthquake shook southern Iran early Saturday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The 6.0-magnitude quake struck 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, the US Geological Survey said.
A shakemap made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows the location of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck about 54 km northeast of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran, 02 July 2022. (EPA)
Three people were killed in Sayeh Khosh village near the epicenter of the earthquake, IRNA reported, citing a member of the village’s Islamic council who said three bodies had been pulled out of the rubble.
The quake struck just a minute after a 5.7 quake.
One person was killed in November last year when the province of Hormozgan was hit by two earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 6.3.
Located on the edge of several tectonic plates and crossing various faults, Iran is an area of strong seismic activity.
The deadliest earthquake in Iran was a 7.4 magnitude tremor that struck in 1990, killing 40,000 people in the north of the country.
