New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred on Sunday, November 14th, 2021 near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). According to the reports, a number of homes near the epicenter were destroyed, local officials and residents say.
Tremors were also felt as far away as Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
Reports further added that the first earthquake, which struck at 3:37 p.m. local time on Sunday (1207 GMT), was centered about 64 kilometers northwest of Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan Province, or 278 kilometers north of Dubai. A second earthquake hit the same area about a minute later.
The Iranian Red Crescent released a statement and said, “The situation in Hormozgan Province was declared red and assessment teams were sent to the region to estimate the possible damage.” It said nearly 6,200 people live in a 15-kilometer radius from the epicenter.
