A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran today, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that at least 3 people were killed and 22 injured.

An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5.6 has hit a sparsely populated area of southern Iran.

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring at least magnitude 5.9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran yesterday, flattening seven villages and killing 10 people, officials said.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook southern Iran today, Tehran’s seismologic centre said.