Magnitude 4.1 Quake Strikes Southern Iran
The tremor struck at 6.48 pm local time near Bandar-e Maqam in Hormozgan province, close to the border with Fars province, according to seismological monitoring stations.
Seismological centers said the earthquake hit at a depth of 7 kilometers.
Communities nearest to the epicenter included Bandar-e Maqam, Lamerd in Fars province, and Parsian in Hormozgan, all of which felt the shaking.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage.
The Islamic Republic sits atop multiple fault lines in one of the world's most earthquake-prone zones, enduring numerous catastrophic seismic events in recent decades. The most catastrophic one in the country's recent history occurred in 2003, when a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Bam, killing at least 26,000 people.
In July 2022, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the southern province of Hormozgan, along the coast of the Persian Gulf, killing at least five people and injuring more than 80.
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