5.5 quake hits near Iran's Bushehr

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale hit north of Bandar Bushehr, Iran on Sunday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

 5.5 quake hits near Iran's Bushehr
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale hit north of Bandar Bushehr, Iran on Sunday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). In a tweet, EMSC wrote, "M5.3 earthquake strikes 102 km N of Bandar Bushehr (Iran)."

Another earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Iran's Shiraz . "M5.4 earthquake strikes 137 km W of Shiraz (Iran)," EMSC wrote in another tweet.

No casualties have been reported so far. More details are awaited. (ANI)

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