In brief
At 2120 GMT on Saturday a 5.1‑magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences confirmed. The quake’s shallow depth of 10 km and epicenter near 28.05° N, 51.55° E were reported. The alert adds to a series of seismic events in the region.
At 2120 GMT on Saturday, a 5.1‑magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The German research institute stated the quake had a shallow depth of 10 km and was centred near latitude 28.05° N and longitude 51.55° E.
Xinhua quoted the GFZ as saying:
"An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Southern Iran at 2120 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said."
The event was reported to international seismic monitoring networks and received a prompt update from the GFZ on its online portal.
