View of Tehran, Iran. Archive photoMOSCOW, March 17 An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred in southern Iran, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). was at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 166 kilometers southwest of the city of Bandar Abbas (population 352 thousand people). There were no reports of casualties or damage.One person killed in Japan earthquake