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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 (USGS) says. | 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 (USGS) says. |
| The Bushehr nuclear plant has not been affected and is working normally, officials are quoted as saying. | The Bushehr nuclear plant has not been affected and is working normally, officials are quoted as saying. |
| At least three people are reported to have died in the quake that struck 90km (60 miles) south of Bushehr. Iran's Red Crescent is sending teams to the area. | At least three people are reported to have died in the quake that struck 90km (60 miles) south of Bushehr. Iran's Red Crescent is sending teams to the area. |
| The quake was felt across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. | The quake was felt across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. |
| Seismologists said the quake struck at 16:22 (11:52 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) near the town of Kaki, south of Bushehr, a Gulf port city that is home to Iran's first and only nuclear power plant. | Seismologists said the quake struck at 16:22 (11:52 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) near the town of Kaki, south of Bushehr, a Gulf port city that is home to Iran's first and only nuclear power plant. |
| Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered the quake at a magnitude of 6.1. | Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered the quake at a magnitude of 6.1. |
| Five aftershocks - the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.4 - struck within an hour. | Five aftershocks - the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.4 - struck within an hour. |
| 'Within the norm' | 'Within the norm' |
| The governor of Bushehr, Fereydoun Hassanvand, told Iranian state TV that the nuclear plant was not damaged. | The governor of Bushehr, Fereydoun Hassanvand, told Iranian state TV that the nuclear plant was not damaged. |
| An official with the Russian firm Atomstroyexport told Russian media that the quake "in no way affected the normal situation at the reactor". | An official with the Russian firm Atomstroyexport told Russian media that the quake "in no way affected the normal situation at the reactor". |
| "Personnel continue to work in the normal regime and radiation levels are fully within the norm," the official was quoted by Russian state news agency Ria as saying. | "Personnel continue to work in the normal regime and radiation levels are fully within the norm," the official was quoted by Russian state news agency Ria as saying. |
| Iran's nuclear programme has roused concern among major powers that Tehran wants to build nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies. | Iran's nuclear programme has roused concern among major powers that Tehran wants to build nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies. |
| Fault line | Fault line |
| One resident in Bushehr told Reuters news agency that they could "clearly feel the earthquake" but there was no damage. | One resident in Bushehr told Reuters news agency that they could "clearly feel the earthquake" but there was no damage. |
| State media reported that three people had died so far, and phone lines had been brought down by the quake and its aftershocks. | State media reported that three people had died so far, and phone lines had been brought down by the quake and its aftershocks. |
| Iran's Red Crescent organisation said there were around 10,000 people living in villages in the affected area, and rescue teams had been deployed to help them. | |
| Mahmoud Mozaffar, the head of Iran's Red Crescent, told state television that two villages had been "80% damaged" by the quake. | |
| The earthquake shook buildings across the Gulf. | The earthquake shook buildings across the Gulf. |
| "Our entire building started to wobble from side to side for around 30 seconds or so," Phil Stevens, working on the 10th floor of a building in Abu Dhabi, told the BBC. | "Our entire building started to wobble from side to side for around 30 seconds or so," Phil Stevens, working on the 10th floor of a building in Abu Dhabi, told the BBC. |
| "It was a very strange sensation, rather like being on a rocking boat. We evacuated our office and quickly learnt of the earthquake in Iran." | "It was a very strange sensation, rather like being on a rocking boat. We evacuated our office and quickly learnt of the earthquake in Iran." |
| Iran straddles a major geological fault line, making it prone to seismic activity. In 2003, an earthquake in the city of Bam left more than 25,000 people dead. | Iran straddles a major geological fault line, making it prone to seismic activity. In 2003, an earthquake in the city of Bam left more than 25,000 people dead. |
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