A 5 . 9 magnitude earthquake has leveled seven villages in Iran's southern area , killing 10 persons and wounding other 70 , Iranian officials were quoted by AP as saying .
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5 9 magnitude earthquake level seven village iran's southern area kill 10 person wound 70 iranian official quote ap say
A 5 . 9 magnitude earthquake has leveled seven villages <m> in Iran's southern area </m> , killing 10 persons and wounding other 70 , Iranian officials were quoted by AP as saying .
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November 28th , 2005 , 09 : 11 GMT
5 . 9 Earthquake Jolts Iran
A 5 . 9 magnitude earthquake has leveled seven villages <m> in Iran's southern area </m> , killing 10 persons and wounding other 70 , Iranian officials were quoted by AP as saying .
According to Iran's seismologic center , the epicenter of the earthquake was in the waters of the Persian Gulf , between the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island .
Qeshm's governor , Heidar Alishvandi , told the state television that rescue teams have been deployed to the affected areas and that the population from the villages is now safe .
A reporter of the Iranian news agency , IRNA , said that the only hospital in Qeshm was full of people and that there was a shortage of medical facilities .
According to the same agency , the Deyrestan village saw serious destruction , while Tonban and Goursin were all but destroyed .
The main temblor was followed by at least four major aftershocks , with magnitudes ranging from 3 . 6 to 4 . 3 , which increased the panic among villagers .
Qeshm , a 1 , 500 - square - kilometer island off the coast southwest of Bandar Abbas and 1 , 500 kilometers south of Tehran , has a population of more than 100 , 000 .