6.1 Quake Hits Iran

6.1-Magnitude Quake Centered Near Bandar Abbas

BBC . 10 September 2008

A powerful earthquake with 6.1-magnitude struck southern Iran on Wednesday 10 September near Bandar Abbas, Iran’s major commercial port in the Persian Gulf and the site of a huge Iranian oil refinery. Initial reports put the casualties at 3 killed and 22 injured. There were no reports of damage to the oil refinery.