7 earthquakes strike off Iranian coast; no injury reported

Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and different areas throughout the Persian Gulf.

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Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and different areas throughout the Persian Gulf.

The U.S. Geological Survey mentioned six magnitude 4 temblors struck, in addition to one magnitude 5.3 off the island close to the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian state tv reported that authorities deployed rescue groups to the city of Jenah in Hormozgan province, although no injury and casualties have been initially reported. Jenah is a few 1,080 kilometers (670 miles) south of the capital, Tehran.

In the United Arab Emirates, house to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, its National Center of Meteorology acknowledged residents felt the quakes with none impact. Qatar’s Seismic Information Center equally mentioned residents there felt the magnitude 5.3 quake with none impression on the nation.

Iran lies on main seismic faults and experiences one earthquake a day on common. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic metropolis of Bam, killing 26,000 folks. A magnitude 7 earthquake that struck western Iran in 2017 killed greater than 600 folks and injured greater than 9,000.