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| Earthquake near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station | Earthquake near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station |
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| A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in south-west Iran, not far from the country's only nuclear power station, the US Geological Survey reports. | |
| State media are reporting that three people have died and the numbers are expected to rise. | |
| People on social media have felt the quake across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. | |
| Iran's nuclear programme is the subject of international concern amid fears it is trying to build nuclear weapons. | Iran's nuclear programme is the subject of international concern amid fears it is trying to build nuclear weapons. |
| Tehran has always insisted its work at Bushehr and other sites is for civilian purposes only. | Tehran has always insisted its work at Bushehr and other sites is for civilian purposes only. |
| The USGS said the quake struck at 11:52 GMT at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). | |
| Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered a 6.1 magnitude quake close to the town of Kaki, some 60 miles south of Bushehr. | |
| More than five aftershocks have been felt so far, the strongest being a magnitude of 5.4. | |
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