Iran Press/ Iran news: So far there are no reports about possible damage to property and infrastructure or casualties as a result of this earthquake.
The Earthquake occurred in an area about 160 km west of Bandar Abbas, about 14:30 pm local time.
Relief and rescue teams have been dispatched to the earthquake-stricken area , but up to now there are no reports of casualties.
Practically all towns and villages in Hormozgan province felt the powerful 5.6 on the Richter scale earthquake.
Officials said the earthquake struck near Kukherd, a city in Iran's Hormozgan province. Kukherd is a farming community some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Iran's capital, Tehran, with a population of some 4,000 people.
State TV described the depth of the temblor at 10 kilometers (6 miles). It offered no other immediate information. The country's emergency department said there were no was known damage or injuries, though local authorities in the southern province of Hormozgan said rescue team was still investigating.
Earthquakes with a magnitude of more than five can damage old buildings.
Some in tall towers in the Emirati city of Dubai, lying across the Persian Gulf from Iran, said they felt the earthquake.
An earthquake of similar strength shook southwestern Iran in July, injuring more than 100 people and damaging buildings.
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