An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck near Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf early Saturday morning, according to seismic monitoring reports. The epicenter was located about 32 kilometers from Bandar Khamir and 101 kilometers from Bandar Abbas. No immediate reports of casualties or damage.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck near Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf at 06:07 this morning, according to seismic monitoring reports. The epicenter was approximately 32 km from Bandar Khamir and 101 km from Bandar Abbas. The tremor is relatively small and no immediate reports of casualties or damage have emerged. The event is the latest in a series of seismic occurrences in the region documented by The Zioneer in recent weeks, including a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near the Strait of Hormuz on June 9 and a magnitude 3.1 earthquake near Tehran on June 12. Unverified reports of explosions near Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas were also noted on June 22. The origin of the earthquake appears to be natural, though no official confirmation has been issued by Iranian authorities.
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