A 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in southern Iran.

In the early morning of the 16th local time, an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred in the Persian Gulf waters, Hormuzgan Province and Qeshm Island in southern Iran, with a focal depth of 19 kilometers and a focal depth of 120 kilometers from Abbas.

At present, the assessment team has reached the earthquake area, dozens of villages have been damaged to varying degrees, and one person has been injured in the earthquake.