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| Deadly quake in south-west Iran's Bushehr province | Deadly quake in south-west Iran's Bushehr province |
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| A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 37 people and injured 850 in south-west Iran, officials say. | A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 37 people and injured 850 in south-west Iran, officials say. |
| Rescue teams have been sent to the affected area, but darkness is hampering rescue operations. | Rescue teams have been sent to the affected area, but darkness is hampering rescue operations. |
| The quake struck 90km (60 miles) south of the country's only nuclear power station in Bushehr, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. | The quake struck 90km (60 miles) south of the country's only nuclear power station in Bushehr, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. |
| However, the nuclear plant has not been affected and is working normally, officials have said. | However, the nuclear plant has not been affected and is working normally, officials have said. |
| 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. |
| Some 10,000 people are thought to live in the affected area in more than 50 villages, two of which have reportedly been completely levelled. | Some 10,000 people are thought to live in the affected area in more than 50 villages, two of which have reportedly been completely levelled. |
| Bushehr's governor says 700 houses have been damaged and 200 families affected. | Bushehr's governor says 700 houses have been damaged and 200 families affected. |
| The governor's office has sent generators to the area so rescue operation can continue overnight, the BBC's Mohsen Asgari in Tehran reports. | The governor's office has sent generators to the area so rescue operation can continue overnight, the BBC's Mohsen Asgari in Tehran reports. |
| 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. |
| Tens of aftershocks - the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.4 - struck within an hour, sending many people into the streets for safety. | Tens of aftershocks - the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.4 - struck within an hour, sending many people into the streets for safety. |
| State media reported that phone lines had been brought down by the quake and its aftershocks. | State media reported that phone lines had been brought down by the quake and its aftershocks. |
| 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 learned of the earthquake in Iran." | "It was a very strange sensation, rather like being on a rocking boat. We evacuated our office and quickly learned of the earthquake in Iran." |
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| 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. |
| 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. |