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  • Earthquake Jolts Southern Iran, Killing 5

    11/27/2005 4:52:03 AM PST · by leadpenny · 8 replies · 561+ views
    AP via Yahoo! ^ | 27 Nov | By NASSER KARIMI
    TEHRAN, Iran - An earthquake measuring at least magnitude-5.9 shook southern Iran Sunday and was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Provincial officials said five people were killed and dozens were injured. Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude-5.9. But the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., said it was magnitude-6.1. A magnitude-6.0 quake can cause severe damage. The USGS said the quake was located 35 miles southwest of the major port city of Bandar Abbas. It jolted the city and Qeshm Island, 932 miles south of the capital Tehran. In Oman and the...
  • Iran - Villages destroyed in earthquake

    11/27/2005 4:18:58 AM PST · by HAL9000 · 11 replies · 518+ views
    Reuters | November 27, 2005
    Reuters - TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED BY QUAKE IN SOUTH IRAN - GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN HORMUZGAN PROVINCE THIRD VILLAGE, KHALEDI, ALSO RAVAGED BY SOUTH IRAN QUAKE - STATE TV