An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian island of Qeshm and caused damage to residential buildings in villages on Sunday , ISNA news agency reported .
the southern Iranian island of Qeshm
earthquake magnitude 5.6 richter scale shake southern iranian island qeshm cause damage residential building village sunday isna news agency report
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale shook <m> the southern Iranian island of Qeshm </m> and caused damage to residential buildings in villages on Sunday , ISNA news agency reported .
Quake shakes southern Iran , damages residential buildings
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale shook <m> the southern Iranian island of Qeshm </m> and caused damage to residential buildings in villages on Sunday , ISNA news agency reported .
Several residential units in the villages Kavouhi and Zinabieh in the Dargehan area were damaged and two villagers slightly injured , the governor of Qeshm , Mehdi iran-Nejad , told ISNA .
Relief aid and medical teams have already been dispatched to the quake site , the official said .
The same island was hit by a 6.1 quake in September .
That temblor killed at least six people , injured almost 50 and caused heavy damage to residential units in September .