Strong earthquake in Iran near nuclear power plant in Busher

On the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf southeast of the city of Busher, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred, the US geological service said. Later, the message about underground shocks with reference to the Iranian seismological institutions confirmed the Iranian agency FARS .

There is no data about victims and destruction.

Recall that the Iranian nuclear power plant built with the assistance of Russia is located in the Bushera.

Iran is in the zone of increased seismic activity. In the last century, more than 170 thousand Iranians became victims of the most powerful earthquakes. In December 2003, as a result of an underground push with magnitude 6.6, the ancient city of BAM was completely destroyed in the southeast of the Islamic Republic. Then more than 30 thousand people died.