Iran Struck by Earthquake Measuring 6.2 Near Strait of Hormuz
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An earthquake hit the south of Iran early today near the Strait of Hormuz, 100 miles east-southeast of Bandar Abbas. Iranian seismologists confirmed the temblor, according to the state-owned Islamic Republic News Agency.
The quake struck at 6:38 a.m. local time and was measured at 6.2 by the U.S. Geological Survey. At least 11 people were injured and five villages destroyed, Tehran-based Press TV reported, citing Mahmoud Mozaffar, the head of the Rescue and Relief Organization of Iran’s Red Crescent Society.