Third earthquake in a day hits Iran

Third earthquake in a day hits Iran
© Photo: Maria Novoselova / Vestnik Kavkaza

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has hit southern Iran on October 17, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported.

The epicenter of the disaster was 29 km north of the city of Bandar Abbas, where 352,000 people live. The earthquake had a depth of 11 km.

No injuries or damage were reported. This is the third earthquake in the area during the day. Earlier, the US Geological Survey and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center recorded earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.3 and 5.2.

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