During the night of 1-2 July, a series of seven earthquakes with magnitudes varying between M 4.5 to M6.1 occurred in southern Iran approximately 55 km NE of Bandar Lengeh.
Following the state’s news agency FARS, at least 5 people were killed and 44 injured with several houses damaged or destroyed.
The most affected area is the village of Sayeh Khosh in the Hormozgan Province on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast.
These events were widely felt across the Gulf and led to the evacuation of buildings in the Emirates.
Rescue operations are being organised by regional authorities.