TEHRAN (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck southern Iran on Wednesday near Bandar Abbas, site of a major Iranian oil refinery, killing at least three people and injuring 22, officials said.
The U.S. Geological Service said the quake's magnitude was 6.1 and it struck at 1100 GMT about 53 km west-southwest of Bandar Abbas at a depth of 55 km.
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