An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck southern Iran on Monday, Sputnik news agency reported.
The epicentre of the quake was registered at a shallow depth of 2 kilometres in the Hormozgan Province near the cities of Kukherd and Bandar Lengeh.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the property as a result of the quake.
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