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Casualties as strong quake rocks southern Iran
At least five people were killed and 19 injured when a strong earthquake shook southern Iran early on July 2, the state news agency IRNA reported.
The 6.0 magnitude quake hit 100 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck just a minute after a 5.7 tremor.
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5,4 Magnitude Earthquake in Iran
A magnitude 5 earthquake was recorded this morning in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, about 125 km west of the port city of Bandar Abbas, at a depth of 10 km, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.
There is no evidence of damage or casualties.
According to Iranian state television, the quake had a 5,3 magnitude. According to US seismologists - 5.3.
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5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Registered in Iran
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale has struck southern Iran. Preliminary reports indicate that the outbreak of the earthquake is at a depth of 2 km in the province of Hormozgan, near the town of Bandar-e Lenge.
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Iran's Elite Revolutionary Guard Claims That It Has Shot Down an American Spy Drone
Iran's Elite Revolutionary Guard has announced it has shot down an "intruding American spy drone" after it entered into the country's territory Thursday, according to state-run Press TV. The spy drone was shot down in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan. The US Central Military Command has said that no aircraft has performed a mission in Iranian airspace, Nova TV reported.