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20_7ecbplus.xml_12 | train | ent | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 12 | 13 | 53 | 66 | southern Iran | LOC18003255740560286 | southern | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit <m> southern Iran </m> on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit <m> southern Iran </m> on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_18 | train | ent | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 3 | The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said . | 3 | 6 | 14 | 39 | centred near Qeshm Island | LOC18002535573514489 | centre | ['quake', 'centre', 'near', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '200', '000', 'people', 'u', 's', 'geological', 'survey', 'say'] | The quake was <m> centred near Qeshm Island </m> , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was <m> centred near Qeshm Island </m> , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_13 | train | ent | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 14 | 15 | 67 | 76 | on Sunday | TIM18002581115380876 | Sunday | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran <m> on Sunday </m> , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran <m> on Sunday </m> , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_31 | train | ent | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 8 | 10 | 43 | 48 | 5 . 9 | NON28373037842248020 | 5 | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least <m> 5 . 9 </m> hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least <m> 5 . 9 </m> hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_3 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | earthquake | ACT17821472137518203 | earthquake | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An <m> earthquake </m> with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An <m> earthquake </m> with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_4 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 11 | 11 | 49 | 52 | hit | ACT17822303993286740 | hit | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 <m> hit </m> southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 <m> hit </m> southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_5 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 17 | 17 | 79 | 86 | killing | ACT17821802167919676 | kill | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , <m> killing </m> at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , <m> killing </m> at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_6 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 23 | 23 | 110 | 118 | injuring | ACT17821791897870910 | injure | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and <m> injuring </m> many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and <m> injuring </m> many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_7 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 3 | The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | quake | ACT17821472137518203 | quake | ['quake', 'centre', 'near', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '200', '000', 'people', 'u', 's', 'geological', 'survey', 'say'] | The <m> quake </m> was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The <m> quake </m> was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_26 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 3 | The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said . | 22 | 22 | 99 | 103 | said | 10000002610 | say | ['quake', 'centre', 'near', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '200', '000', 'people', 'u', 's', 'geological', 'survey', 'say'] | The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey <m> said </m> . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey <m> said </m> .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_7ecbplus.xml_17 | train | evt | 20_7ecbplus.xml | 2 | An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | 4 | 4 | 21 | 30 | magnitude | 10000002611 | magnitude | ['earthquake', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure'] | An earthquake with a <m> magnitude </m> of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / news / world / strong - quake - hits - southern - iran - 1 . 563290
Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a <m> magnitude </m> of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_37 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 11 | The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | USGS | 49 | USGS | ['usgs', 'say', 'quake', '35', 'mile', 'southwest', 'bandar', 'abbas'] | The <m> USGS </m> said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The <m> USGS </m> said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_14 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 27 | 27 | 153 | 159 | people | HUM18002010984170151 | people | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 <m> people </m> , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 <m> people </m> , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_15 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 29 | 29 | 162 | 171 | officials | HUM18002024904250556 | official | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , <m> officials </m> said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , <m> officials </m> said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_12 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 11 | 17 | 57 | 99 | a sparsely populated area of southern Iran | LOC18003255740560286 | populated | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook <m> a sparsely populated area of southern Iran </m> on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook <m> a sparsely populated area of southern Iran </m> on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_36 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 11 | The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | 6 | 11 | 28 | 62 | 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas | LOC18003255740560286 | southwest | ['usgs', 'say', 'quake', '35', 'mile', 'southwest', 'bandar', 'abbas'] | The USGS said the quake was <m> 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas </m> . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was <m> 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas </m> .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_6 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 3 | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman | 3 | 4 | 24 | 37 | southern Iran | LOC18003255740560286 | southern | ['strong', 'earthquake', 'jolt', 'southern', 'iran', 'feel', 'oman'] | Strong earthquake jolts <m> southern Iran </m> , felt in Oman | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts <m> southern Iran </m> , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_7 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 3 | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman | 7 | 8 | 45 | 52 | in Oman | 10000002612 | Oman | ['strong', 'earthquake', 'jolt', 'southern', 'iran', 'feel', 'oman'] | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt <m> in Oman </m> | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt <m> in Oman </m>
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_44 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 23 | 23 | 129 | 137 | villages | NON18002560353210415 | village | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven <m> villages </m> and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven <m> villages </m> and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_18 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 18 | 19 | 100 | 109 | on Sunday | TIM18002581115380876 | Sunday | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran <m> on Sunday </m> , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran <m> on Sunday </m> , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_51 | train | ent | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 6 | 9 | 43 | 50 | - 5 . 9 | NON28373037842248020 | - | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude <m> - 5 . 9 </m> shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude <m> - 5 . 9 </m> shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_9 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | measuring | 10000002613 | measure | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake <m> measuring </m> at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake <m> measuring </m> at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_10 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 10 | 10 | 51 | 56 | shook | ACT17822303993286740 | shake | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 <m> shook </m> a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 <m> shook </m> a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 21 | 21 | 112 | 122 | flattening | ACT17822267297450810 | flatten | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , <m> flattening </m> seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , <m> flattening </m> seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_13 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 25 | 25 | 142 | 149 | killing | ACT17821802167919676 | kill | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and <m> killing </m> 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and <m> killing </m> 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_3 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 3 | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | earthquake | ACT17821472137518203 | earthquake | ['strong', 'earthquake', 'jolt', 'southern', 'iran', 'feel', 'oman'] | Strong <m> earthquake </m> jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong <m> earthquake </m> jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_4 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 3 | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | jolts | ACT17822303993286740 | jolt | ['strong', 'earthquake', 'jolt', 'southern', 'iran', 'feel', 'oman'] | Strong earthquake <m> jolts </m> southern Iran , felt in Oman | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake <m> jolts </m> southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_5 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 3 | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman | 6 | 6 | 40 | 44 | felt | ACT17822247967514355 | feel | ['strong', 'earthquake', 'jolt', 'southern', 'iran', 'feel', 'oman'] | Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , <m> felt </m> in Oman | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , <m> felt </m> in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_39 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 11 | The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | quake | ACT17821472137518203 | quake | ['usgs', 'say', 'quake', '35', 'mile', 'southwest', 'bandar', 'abbas'] | The USGS said the <m> quake </m> was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the <m> quake </m> was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_8 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | earthquake | ACT17821472137518203 | earthquake | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An <m> earthquake </m> measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An <m> earthquake </m> measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_16 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said . | 30 | 30 | 172 | 176 | said | ACT18002879768245310 | say | ['earthquake', 'measure', 'magnitude', '5', '9', 'shake', 'sparsely', 'populated', 'area', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'flatten', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'official', 'say'] | An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials <m> said </m> . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials <m> said </m> .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
20_3ecbplus.xml_38 | train | evt | 20_3ecbplus.xml | 11 | The USGS said the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | said | 10000002614 | say | ['usgs', 'say', 'quake', '35', 'mile', 'southwest', 'bandar', 'abbas'] | The USGS <m> said </m> the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas . | http : / / usatoday30 . usatoday . com / news / world / 2005 - 11 - 27 - iran - quake _ x . htm
Posted 11 / 27 / 2005 7 : 21 AM
Updated 11 / 27 / 2005 3 : 41 PM
Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran , felt in Oman
An earthquake measuring at least magnitude - 5 . 9 shook a sparsely populated area of southern Iran on Sunday , flattening seven villages and killing 10 people , officials said .
The temblor was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
Heidar Alishvandi , the governor of Qeshm , was quoted by state - run television as saying rescue teams were deployed to the affected area and people in the wrecked villages moved quickly to safely .
Another provincial official , Ghasem Karami , told The Associated Press that high casualties were not expected because the area was not heavily developed .
Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude - 5 . 9 , but the U . S . Geological Survey in Golden , Colo . , said it was a magnitude - 6 . 1 temblor .
A magnitude - 6 . 0 quake can cause severe damage .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter was in the waters of the Persian Gulf between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
The USGS <m> said </m> the quake was 35 miles southwest of Bandar Abbas .
Masoud Dalman , head of Hormozgan province's emergency affairs , said several buildings on Qeshm Island were damaged .
The island , which has about 200 , 000 residents , is about 940 miles south of Tehran , the capital .
Shahram Alamdari , head of the rescue unit for the Iranian Red Crescent , said two helicopters were evacuating injured from Qeshm to Bandar Abbas , a city of 500 , 000 people that also was jolted by the quake .
Iranian television ran video from Qeshm showing minor damages to some buildings and a few injured being taken to hospitals .
The report said the villages of Karavan and Kousheh were worst hit , but no footage was shown from those sites .
The quake cut telephone links between Qeshm Island and the mainland , the report said .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
"Power and water supplies were not affected , " said Alireza Khorshidzadeh , a local journalist .
"People poured into the streets , fearing aftershocks . "
In Dubai , one of the seven emirates of the UAE , several buildings in the skyscraper - lined central business district were evacuated .
They included the twin Emirates Towers , the highest buildings on the main street , where many international corporations and Dubai government institutions have offices .
"It lasted around 30 seconds or so — you could feel the building moving and the coffee cups shaking , " said public relations executive Bina Mathews .
Iran is located on a number of seismic fault lines and , on average , experiences at least one slight quake every day .
The last major quake to hit southern Iran was in February , when a magnitude - 6 . 4 temblor rocked Zarand , a town of about 15 , 000 people in Kerman province 602 miles southeast of Tehran .
It killed 612 people and injured more than 1 , 400 , leveling several villages and leaving thousands of people homeless . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 <m> people </m> and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring <m> 80 </m> .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills <m> 10 </m> ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; <m> 80 </m> Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit <m> southern Iran </m> on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake <m> in Iran </m> Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
<m> The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf </m> and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran <m> on Sunday </m> , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and <m> 7 Villages </m> Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and <m> seven of its villages </m> were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
20_8ecbplus.xml_55 | train | ent | 20_8ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 . | 12 | 14 | 78 | 95 | in seven villages | NON18002560353210415 | village | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'cause', 'major', 'destruction', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', '80'] | A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction <m> in seven villages </m> and killing 10 people and injuring 80 . | http : / / query . nytimes . com / gst / fullpage . html ? res=9A0DE2DE1431F93BA15752C1A9639C8B63
Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction <m> in seven villages </m> and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , <m> causing </m> major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and <m> killing </m> 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and <m> injuring </m> 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly <m> affected </m> by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
20_8ecbplus.xml_24 | train | evt | 20_8ecbplus.xml | 9 | The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake . | 20 | 20 | 109 | 114 | quake | ACT17821472137518203 | quake | ['tourist', 'island', 'qeshm', 'persian', 'gulf', 'seven', 'village', 'strongly', 'affect', 'quake'] | The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the <m> quake </m> . | http : / / query . nytimes . com / gst / fullpage . html ? res=9A0DE2DE1431F93BA15752C1A9639C8B63
Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the <m> quake </m> .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful <m> Quake </m> in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran <m> Kills </m> 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 <m> Hurt </m> and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages <m> Damaged </m>
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
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Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful <m> earthquake </m> hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
20_8ecbplus.xml_7 | train | evt | 20_8ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 . | 3 | 3 | 22 | 25 | hit | ACT17822303993286740 | hit | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'cause', 'major', 'destruction', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', '80'] | A powerful earthquake <m> hit </m> southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 . | http : / / query . nytimes . com / gst / fullpage . html ? res=9A0DE2DE1431F93BA15752C1A9639C8B63
Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake <m> hit </m> southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
20_8ecbplus.xml_8 | train | evt | 20_8ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major destruction in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 . | 11 | 11 | 66 | 77 | destruction | ACT17822267297450810 | destruction | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'sunday', 'cause', 'major', 'destruction', 'seven', 'village', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', '80'] | A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major <m> destruction </m> in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 . | http : / / query . nytimes . com / gst / fullpage . html ? res=9A0DE2DE1431F93BA15752C1A9639C8B63
Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10 ; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
Published : November 28 , 2005
A powerful earthquake hit southern Iran on Sunday , causing major <m> destruction </m> in seven villages and killing 10 people and injuring 80 .
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well , forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings .
The official IRNA news agency and the United States Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 5 . 9 .
Iran's seismologic center said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , 35 miles southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas .
Iran is on seismic fault lines .
A major earthquake killed more than 31 , 000 in city of Bam in central Iran in 2003 , and 600 were killed in the city of Zarand in February in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 . 4 .
The tourist Island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf and seven of its villages were most strongly affected by the quake .
It hit at 1 : 53 p . m . local time and was followed by at least four strong aftershocks , IRNA reported .
The news agency also reported that one of the major hospitals on the island , in the village of Jeyhian , was destroyed and the village's power lines were cut .
The island's airport was also damaged .
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , the governor of Hormozgan Province , the center of the damaged area , said 40 percent to 70 percent of the buildings in seven villages were destroyed , IRNA reported .
Two helicopters began moving the injured to the hospital in Bandar Abbas , and aid workers began distributing food , blankets and tents in the region , the governor said .
Qeshm is Iran's largest island in the Persian Gulf , with a population of 120 , 000 .
The quake jolted several cities in the United Arab Emirates , across the Persian Gulf from Iran .
Office workers in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , evacuated several buildings in the city , pouring onto the streets and snarling traffic .
There were no reported injuries in Dubai .
Mehdi Zareh , director of the seismological center in Tehran , dismissed concerns that the earthquake would cause tsunamis , IRNA reported .
''The Persian Gulf is not deep enough so that we can expect tsunamis , '' he was quoted as saying .
Map of Iran highlighting epicenter of earthquake : A tremor shook southern Iran yesterday , causing major damage . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_49 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 4 | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | 25 | 26 | 108 | 119 | state media | HUM18001976467500000 | state | ['6', '1', 'magnitude', 'quake', 'strike', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '120', '000', 'people', 'city', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'state', 'medium', 'say'] | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , <m> state media </m> said . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , <m> state media </m> said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_10 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 22 | 22 | 128 | 137 | officials | HUM18002024904250556 | official | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , <m> officials </m> say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , <m> officials </m> say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_14 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 12 | 12 | 66 | 72 | people | HUM18002010984170151 | people | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 <m> people </m> , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 <m> people </m> , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_15 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 15 | 15 | 84 | 90 | dozens | HUM18001993603753566 | dozen | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring <m> dozens </m> more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring <m> dozens </m> more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_13 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 5 | 7 | 30 | 45 | southern Iran , | LOC18003255740560286 | southern | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit <m> southern Iran , </m> killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit <m> southern Iran , </m> killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_27 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 4 | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | 8 | 9 | 35 | 47 | Qeshm island | LOC18002535573514489 | island | ['6', '1', 'magnitude', 'quake', 'strike', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '120', '000', 'people', 'city', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'state', 'medium', 'say'] | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck <m> Qeshm island </m> , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck <m> Qeshm island </m> , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
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Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead <m> in southern Iran </m> quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
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Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
<m> Ten </m> dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_60 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 19 | 20 | 109 | 125 | several villages | NON18002560353210415 | village | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging <m> several villages </m> , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging <m> several villages </m> , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_61 | train | ent | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 4 | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | 19 | 23 | 81 | 105 | the city of Bandar Abbas | LOC28373645517006867 | Bandar | ['6', '1', 'magnitude', 'quake', 'strike', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '120', '000', 'people', 'city', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'state', 'medium', 'say'] | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and <m> the city of Bandar Abbas </m> , state media said . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and <m> the city of Bandar Abbas </m> , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_12 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 4 | 4 | 26 | 29 | hit | ACT17822303993286740 | hit | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has <m> hit </m> southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has <m> hit </m> southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_16 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 4 | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | 6 | 6 | 22 | 27 | quake | ACT17821472137518203 | quake | ['6', '1', 'magnitude', 'quake', 'strike', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '120', '000', 'people', 'city', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'state', 'medium', 'say'] | The 6 . 1 - magnitude <m> quake </m> struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude <m> quake </m> struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_23 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 4 | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | 7 | 7 | 28 | 34 | struck | ACT17822303993286740 | strike | ['6', '1', 'magnitude', 'quake', 'strike', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '120', '000', 'people', 'city', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'state', 'medium', 'say'] | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake <m> struck </m> Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake <m> struck </m> Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_4 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 2 | Ten dead in southern Iran quake | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | quake | ACT17821472137518203 | quake | ['dead', 'southern', 'iran', 'quake'] | Ten dead in southern Iran <m> quake </m> | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran <m> quake </m>
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_5 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | earthquake | ACT17821472137518203 | earthquake | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful <m> earthquake </m> has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful <m> earthquake </m> has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_6 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 8 | 8 | 46 | 53 | killing | ACT17821802167919676 | kill | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , <m> killing </m> at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , <m> killing </m> at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_7 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 14 | 14 | 75 | 83 | injuring | ACT17821791897870910 | injure | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , <m> injuring </m> dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , <m> injuring </m> dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_8 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 18 | 18 | 100 | 108 | damaging | ACT17822267297450810 | damage | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and <m> damaging </m> several villages , officials say . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and <m> damaging </m> several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say . | 23 | 23 | 138 | 141 | say | 10000002616 | say | ['powerful', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'southern', 'iran', 'kill', '10', 'people', 'injure', 'dozen', 'damage', 'village', 'official'] | A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials <m> say </m> . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials <m> say </m> .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_24 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 4 | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said . | 27 | 27 | 120 | 124 | said | ACT17822409769669335 | say | ['6', '1', 'magnitude', 'quake', 'strike', 'qeshm', 'island', 'home', '120', '000', 'people', 'city', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'state', 'medium', 'say'] | The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media <m> said </m> . | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media <m> said </m> .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_1ecbplus.xml_59 | train | evt | 20_1ecbplus.xml | 2 | Ten dead in southern Iran quake | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | dead | ACT17821802167919676 | dead | ['dead', 'southern', 'iran', 'quake'] | Ten <m> dead </m> in southern Iran quake | http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / middle _ east / 4475546 . stm
Last Updated : Monday , 28 November 2005 , 02 : 24 GMT
Ten <m> dead </m> in southern Iran quake
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran , killing at least 10 people , injuring dozens more and damaging several villages , officials say .
The 6 . 1 - magnitude quake struck Qeshm island , home to 120 , 000 people , and the city of Bandar Abbas , state media said .
On Qeshm island , between half and two - thirds of homes in five villages had been damaged , officials said .
The quake , which struck at 1353 ( 1023 GMT ) , was felt in the neighbouring Gulf states of Oman and the UAE .
Iran sits in a volatile earthquake region and is regularly struck by damaging quakes .
A 6 . 7 - strength quake killed more than 26 , 000 people in the ancient city of Bam in December 2003 .
'We panicked'
The US Geological Survey put the epicentre of Sunday's quake at about 58km ( 36 miles ) south - west of Bandar Abbas .
Heydar Alishbandi , Governor of Qeshm island , said five villages had been badly hit , but the worst - affected areas appeared to be in the less - populated west .
Helicopters ferried the injured to hospital but the authorities say the rescue effort is now winding down .
Mr Alishbandi told the AFP news agency he was not expecting the death toll to rise .
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says in one incident a number of children suffered broken legs as they rushed to evacuate their school .
The initial tremor lasted just over 10 seconds , she says , and there have been at least four aftershocks of around 4 . 0 .
Qeshm is a popular tourist destination in the mouth of the Persian gulf .
It has a free trade zone and a commercial and fishing port as well as a sanctuary for the conservation of turtles
The main town on Qeshm still has power , water and electricity connections and officials say they are sending relief goods such as tents to those who have lost their homes
"We were panicked .
I saw an injured person with blood on their clothes being taken to a local hospital , " one woman in Qeshm told AFP .
There were reports of people fleeing buildings in the larger city of Bandar Abbas , a major port , but no indications of serious damage .
The surrounding area has not been hit by a quake in more than 25 years .
A 6 . 4 - magnitude quake hit the town of Zarand in Iran's Kerman province in February , killing hundreds of people . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_11 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 29 | 38 | 158 | 207 | of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road | 10000002617 | building | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation <m> of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road </m> and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation <m> of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road </m> and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_9 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 22 | 23 | 116 | 124 | in Dubai | 20 | Dubai | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt <m> in Dubai </m> today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt <m> in Dubai </m> today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_10 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 40 | 44 | 212 | 235 | in the Dubai Media City | 10000002618 | Dubai | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and <m> in the Dubai Media City </m> . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and <m> in the Dubai Media City </m> .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_19 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 1 | Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai | 4 | 4 | 31 | 36 | Dubai | 20 | Dubai | ['iranian', 'earthquake', 'tremor', 'hit', 'dubai'] | Iranian earthquake tremor hits <m> Dubai </m> | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits <m> Dubai </m>
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_8 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 12 | 19 | 66 | 105 | 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran | LOC28373645517006867 | Bandar | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale <m> 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran </m> were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale <m> 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran </m> were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_13 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 10 | 11 | 52 | 65 | Richter scale | 10000002619 | Richter | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the <m> Richter scale </m> 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the <m> Richter scale </m> 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_17 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 24 | 24 | 125 | 130 | today | TIM18002581115380876 | today | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai <m> today </m> , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai <m> today </m> , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_22 | train | ent | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 5 | 7 | 39 | 44 | 6 . 1 | NON28373037842248020 | 6 | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering <m> 6 . 1 </m> on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering <m> 6 . 1 </m> on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_14 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 21 | 21 | 111 | 115 | felt | ACT17822247967514355 | feel | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were <m> felt </m> in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were <m> felt </m> in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_15 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 26 | 26 | 133 | 142 | prompting | 10000002620 | prompt | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , <m> prompting </m> the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , <m> prompting </m> the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_16 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 28 | 28 | 147 | 157 | evacuation | 10000002621 | evacuation | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the <m> evacuation </m> of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the <m> evacuation </m> of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_2 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 1 | Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | earthquake | ACT17821472137518203 | earthquake | ['iranian', 'earthquake', 'tremor', 'hit', 'dubai'] | Iranian <m> earthquake </m> tremor hits Dubai | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian <m> earthquake </m> tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_3 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 1 | Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai | 2 | 2 | 19 | 25 | tremor | 21 | tremor | ['iranian', 'earthquake', 'tremor', 'hit', 'dubai'] | Iranian earthquake <m> tremor </m> hits Dubai | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake <m> tremor </m> hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_4 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 1 | Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai | 3 | 3 | 26 | 30 | hits | 10000002622 | hit | ['iranian', 'earthquake', 'tremor', 'hit', 'dubai'] | Iranian earthquake tremor <m> hits </m> Dubai | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor <m> hits </m> Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_5 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Tremors | 21 | tremor | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | <m> Tremors </m> from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
<m> Tremors </m> from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_6 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | earthquake | ACT17821472137518203 | earthquake | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an <m> earthquake </m> registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an <m> earthquake </m> registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_9ecbplus.xml_7 | train | evt | 20_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Tremors from an earthquake registering 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | 4 | 4 | 27 | 38 | registering | 10000002623 | register | ['tremor', 'earthquake', 'register', '6', '1', 'richter', 'scale', '60km', 'south', 'west', 'bandar', 'abbas', 'iran', 'feel', 'dubai', 'today', 'prompt', 'evacuation', 'high', 'rise', 'building', 'sheikh', 'zayed', 'road', 'dubai', 'media', 'city'] | Tremors from an earthquake <m> registering </m> 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City . | http : / / www . ameinfo . com / 72760 . html
Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai
Sunday , November 27 - 2005 at 16 : 12
Tremors from an earthquake <m> registering </m> 6 . 1 on the Richter scale 60km south west of Bandar Abbas in Iran were felt in Dubai today , prompting the evacuation of high - rise buildings on the Sheikh Zayed Road and in the Dubai Media City .
Some eye witnesses reported sensing a definite tremor for one minute , although others told AME Info they had not felt anything .
UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey for details of this seismic activity , which is already listed on the USGS website , www . earthquake . usgs . gov , under the section for recent activity ( see address below ) .
The website reported 65 responses from Dubai .
The earth tremor hit a triangular area between Ras Al Khaimah , Al Ain and Dubai .
This follows warnings from local UAE academics that earthquake faultlines in Iran could have serious implications for building stability in the UAE .
Seismic risk
Scientists such as Dr Azm Al - Homoud from the American University of Sharjah have been trying to educate engineers , governments and the construction industry about the risks .
Today's incident is bound to prompt a more serious interest in their work .
However , high - rise buildings in the UAE all conform to international construction standards and are designed to withstand the sort of minor tremors reported today , although buildings are always thoroughly checked after such events to ensure their integrity .
The Dubai authorities are expected to move swiftly to reassure residents that there has been no damage to persons or property .
The emirate is not believed to have had such a tremor in living memory , and clearly some people have been shaken .
Such tremors are common in many major cities of the world , but Dubai residents have not felt them before and will be looking for answers to the question of likely future seismic activity in the emirate .
But there appears no reason for alarm , as the earthquake was in Iran . |
20_1ecb.xml_25 | train | ent | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 23 | 23 | 134 | 139 | media | 10000002624 | medium | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian <m> media </m> said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian <m> media </m> said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
20_1ecb.xml_23 | train | ent | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 16 | 17 | 89 | 100 | five people | HUM27329153031929069 | people | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring <m> five people </m> and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring <m> five people </m> and damaging buildings , Iranian media said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
20_1ecb.xml_17 | train | ent | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 5 | 11 | 31 | 67 | an island off Iran 's southern coast | LOC18002535573514489 | southern | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit <m> an island off Iran 's southern coast </m> on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit <m> an island off Iran 's southern coast </m> on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
20_1ecb.xml_24 | train | ent | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 20 | 20 | 114 | 123 | buildings | NON18004535070102509 | building | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging <m> buildings </m> , Iranian media said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging <m> buildings </m> , Iranian media said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
20_1ecb.xml_18 | train | ent | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 13 | 13 | 71 | 77 | Sunday | TIM18004451072430437 | Sunday | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on <m> Sunday </m> , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on <m> Sunday </m> , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
20_1ecb.xml_26 | train | ent | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.6 | NON28373019649780113 | 5.6 | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A <m> 5.6 </m> magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A <m> 5.6 </m> magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
20_1ecb.xml_15 | train | evt | 20_1ecb.xml | 1 | A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | earthquake | ACT18004316983375265 | earthquake | ['5.6', 'magnitude', 'earthquake', 'hit', 'island', 'iran', 'southern', 'coast', 'sunday', 'injure', 'people', 'damaging', 'building', 'iranian', 'medium', 'say'] | A 5.6 magnitude <m> earthquake </m> hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said . | Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude <m> earthquake </m> hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm . |
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