Earthquake hits Southern Iran

World Thursday 21/October/2021 11:17 AM
By: Times News Service
Earthquake hits Southern Iran
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Muscat: An earthquake has been reported in Southern Iran on Thursday, according to the Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC) at Sultan Qaboos University.

A statement issued online by the EMC said: "An earthquake in Southern Iran with a magnitude of 4.9, at 10.05 am MCT and at a depth of 10 km has been recorded. The earthquake was recorded 280 km away from Khasab."