220702 Quake
A screengrab from the UAE National Centre of Meteorology website shows the location of the earthquake in Iran (at the start). Image Credit: UAE National Centre of Meteorology

Highlights

  • Fresh tremors at 7.29am on Saturday
  • The initial quake struck at 1.32am near Bandar Khamir at a depth of 10km, according to the UAE National Centre of Meteorology.
  • The second earthquake hit at 3.24am.
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Dubai: Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.3 hit southern Iran in the early hours of Saturday, with tremors felt from both in the UAE.

The initial quake struck at 1.32am near Bandar Khamir at a depth of 10km, according to the UAE National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The second earthquake hit at 3.24am. The NCM later reported fresh tremors at 7.29 am Saturday.

Between the two quakes, aftershocks of 4.6 and 4.4 magnitude struck at 2.43am and 3.13am respectively.

Tremors were felt in several areas of the UAE, including all seven emirates, according to eyewitnesses and social media users.

The tremors did not have any impact on the UAE, the NCM said.

Tremors were also felt in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to social media users.

A man cleans up the rubble after an earthquake at Sayeh Khosh village in Hormozgan province, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran,on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
A man cleans up the rubble after an earthquake at Sayeh Khosh village in Hormozgan province, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran,on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Image Credit: AP

Fresh tremors at 7.29am on Saturday

The National Seismological Network stations of the National Meteorological Center recorded a 4.5-magnitude earthquake in southern Iran at 07:29, 02/07/2022 local time for the United Arab Emirates, NCMS tweeted.

People sit by the rubble amidst destruction in the aftermath of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the village of Sayeh Khosh village in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on July 2, 2022.
People sit by the rubble amidst destruction in the aftermath of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the village of Sayeh Khosh in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on July 2, 2022. Image Credit: AFP

5 killed in Iran

At least five people were killed and 19 injured in the quake, AFP reported, quoting the Iranian state news agency IRNA. Most of the damage occurred in the village of Sayeh Khost, close to the epicentre

The quake hit 100 kilometres southwest of the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, the US Geological Survey said.

Rescue teams were deployed near the epicenter, Sayeh Khosh village, which is home to around 300 people in Hormozgan province, some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the capital, Tehran, state television reported.

People went into the streets as aftershocks continued to jolt the area after the early morning quake, which also damaged buildings and infrastructure.