Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits southern Iran
No immediate reports of casualties, damage
ANKARA
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Iran’s Kong city in the southern Hormozgan province on Wednesday evening, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
According to the Seismological Center at the University of Tehran, the quake that struck at 6.47 p.m. local time (1517GMT) was at a depth of 16 kilometers (9.94 miles).
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