On Saturday morning, a shallow earthquake measuring 6 magnitude shook the southern Iran. According to the initial report by IRNA, five people died in the earthquake.
The earthquake that shook Hormozgan province, in particular Sayeh Khosh was the worst affected, also left 19 people injured. According to the United States Seismological Institute, (USGS), the earthquake occurred 100 km southwest of Bandar Abbas.
In November 2021, one person was already killed in the province of Hormozgan after two earthquakes of magnitude 6.4/6.3. Iran, which is located at the edge of several plates tectonics, is a region of high seismic activity.
Iran’s most deadly earthquake, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in 1990 that killed 40,000 people in northern Iran was the deadliest.
