Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Shakes Southern Iran, Tremor Reportedly Felt in Dubai

Iran is located in a seismically active zone as lies along the border between the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates and often suffers from powerful earthquakes. The deadliest earthquake in the country's history occurred in 856 AD, killing some 200,000 people.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the southern part of IranA strong 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran on Saturday, the EMSC reports. The quake occurred at a depth of 10km.

Earthquake in Iran. Twitter screenshot

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Various UAE media report citing Dubai residents that they have felt tremors in the city after the earthquake hit Iran. Some people say they felt it for up to 30 seconds.

Tremors after earthquake in Iran have been felt in UAE

© Photo : Shaikh Jarrah/ Twitter

No casualties or damage have been reported so far.

Earthquake hits southern Iran, tremors felt in #UAE

The first quake in #Khamir has been followed by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake at a depth of 9km, according to the seismological center of #Tehran University.#Hormozgan #Iran #EarthQuake #Breaking pic.twitter.com/k06asxil3V

— 🌎 Sarwar 🌐 (@ferozwala) July 23, 2022

This is the second time in a month that a strong earthquake has hit the southern part of the country.

On July 2, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Iran at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located 61 kilometers (about 38 miles) northeast of the port city of Bandar Lengeh. As a result, five people were killed and 19 injured.