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Strong 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Southern Iran 5 Dead 45 Injured
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by Vinny | September 10, 2008 at 04:39 am
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Update 15.57 GMT - CNN are reporting "200 villages destroyed" (thanks zichi for that update).
One report is saying 4 people have been killed and 26 injured, another is saying thousands of people were evacuated from high buildings in Dubai, UAE.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Wednesday near Bandar Abbas, site of a major Iranian oil refinery, the U.S. Geological Service said. Iran's state-owned Press TV described the tremor as strong but said there were no reports of casualties. The Fars news agency quoted an Iranian official as saying the quake measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. Magnitude 6 quakes are capable of causing severe damage. USGS said the earthquake hit at 1100 GMT (12 p.m. British time) about 53 km (33 miles) west-southwest of Bandar Abbas at a depth of 34.6 miles (55 km). Bandar Abbas is a major Iranian port with oil installations including a refinery.
Distances 45 km (30 miles) W of Bandar-e Abbas, Iran 110 km (70 miles) NNW of Al Khasab, Oman 150 km (95 miles) N of Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates 1035 km (640 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:33:12 UTC
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 03:03:12 PM at epicenterDepth: 15.00 km (9.32 mi)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:00:38 UTC
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 02:30:38 PM at epicenterDepth: 14.20 km (8.82 mi)
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at 04:51 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:58 on September 10th, 2008
Thanks Barry.
at 05:40 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 05:44 on September 10th, 2008
Many thanks Sanjay.
at 05:44 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 05:48 on September 10th, 2008
Thanks Rhonda.
at 05:51 on September 10th, 2008
Thank you, Vinny!
at 06:01 on September 10th, 2008
We felt the aftershock in Dubai - we had to vacate our offices for an hour.
at 06:24 on September 10th, 2008
Thanks Craig, I'm glad you are safe.
at 08:41 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 09:11 on September 10th, 2008
Thanks Barbara.
at 09:02 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
This also appears on our earthquake channel here.
at 09:10 on September 10th, 2008
Thanks Amy, the earthquake channel is a great idea (nearly as great as the UFO one!).
at 09:31 on September 10th, 2008
Some chatter on the net is trying to say the earthquake is connected to the "big bang" collider!
Since the Iran one there has been a 6.6 in the Atlantic and a 5.8 in Chile, normally on average a quake of 6 magnitude or above happens once every 3 days.
at 10:40 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:39 on September 10th, 2008
Thanks Igal3824.
at 21:08 on September 10th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.