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Quake hits southern Iran, four hurt - report
25 Aug 2007 11:37:27 GMT
Source: Reuters
TEHRAN, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck a southern region of Iran on Saturday and injured four people, the state broadcaster's Web site reported.

The quake, which struck in the morning, hit areas around Haji Abad and Orzuiyeh, more than 900 km (560 miles) south of the capital Tehran. The Web site said the affected area included about 14 villages each with about 35 families.

Iran, OPEC's No. 2 oil producer, is regularly hit by earthquakes and is criss-crossed with fault lines. The region hit on Saturday is not close to Iran's main oil producing areas.
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A family living near the coast waits with their belongings after evacuating from their home in Colombo September 12, 2007. A powerful earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and causing at least two deaths. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an Indian Ocean tsunami warning after the first quake struck and authorities from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia issued independent warnings, as did India for the Andaman and Nicobar islands and France for the island of Reunion.



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