Two earthquakes strike southern Iran, no casualties – official TV

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Two strong earthquakes struck southern Iran near the port of Bandar Abbas on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries and only minor damage, a local official said.

“Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 struck southern Iran. No deaths or injuries have been reported so far,” state television said, quoting local officials.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center estimated it at 6.5, adding that it was upgraded to an initial class of 6.1 at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

“The earthquake was felt in several cities in southern Iran in Hormozgan province,” an official told state television, adding that rescue teams had been sent to the area.

The earthquake was felt across the Gulf in Dubai, according to some residents.

“I felt it on the northern and eastern side of the United Arab Emirates without any effect,” the UAE National Center of Meteorology said in a tweet.

Additional reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru and Parisa Hafezi in Dubai; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne, Elaine Hardcastle and Nick McPhee

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