Bahraini authorities on Tuesday evacuated a number of high-rise buildings in the capital Manama after mild tremors were felt as a result of an earthquake in southern Iran.

The tremors were mostly felt in areas of Juffair, Adliya and Um Al Hassan in the capital, Al Wattan daily cited security sources as saying.

According to the report, among the evacuated buildings were the World Trade Center, Bahrain Financial Harbor and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude on the Richter scale hit Kaki city in Iran's southern Bushehr province Tuesday afternoon, leaving three people dead, Iran's state TV said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 12 km, was initially determined to be at 28.48 degrees north latitude and 51.58 degrees east longitude. Endi

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