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Earthquake shakes south Iran - media
17 Sep 2008 19:06:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
TEHRAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A 5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Wednesday near the port of Bandar Abbas, site of a major oil refinery, Iranian media reported, without mentioning any casualties or damage.

The same region was hit by a powerful earthquake last week that killed at least seven people. (Reporting by Fredrik Dahl, editing by Philippa Fletcher)


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An Iranian man walks amongst the ruins of a house which collapsed during an earthquake in Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran September 10, ...



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