4 separate earthquakes have been recorded close to the southern Iranian port metropolis of Bandar-e Lengeh, together with one which registered at a 6.1 magnitude, based on the USA Geological Survey (USGS) web site.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre additionally registered a 6.2 magnitude quake in southern Iran.
Shaking might be felt within the United Arab Emirates, based on on-the-ground stories from CNN employees.
Different impacted nations embrace Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and Afghanistan, based on USGS.
The realm is thought for its seismic exercise and the USGS included in its replace that the “earthquake sequence” reported over the previous few hours is “comparatively frequent.”
A minimum of one particular person died after a succession of earthquakes rocked southern Iran final November.