Moderate Quake Jolts Southern Iranian Province, Killing 1

A map showing the location of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northeast of Kish Island in Hormozgan Province, Iran, on June 25, 2022. USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

TEHRAN, Iran—A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a southern Iranian province Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, Iranian media reported.

The quake 22 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Kish Island in Hormozgan Province happened at 8:07 a.m. local time and struck at a depth of 22 kilometers (14 miles), according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency.