The quake was centred near Qeshm Island , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
centred near Qeshm Island
quake centre near qeshm island home 200 000 people u s geological survey say
The quake was <m> centred near Qeshm Island </m> , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
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Posted : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 20 AM ET Last Updated : Nov 27 , 2005 8 : 10 PM ET
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5 . 9 hit southern Iran on Sunday , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others .
The quake was <m> centred near Qeshm Island </m> , home to 200 , 000 people , the U . S . Geological Survey said .
Buildings were toppled in the island's capital , Qeshm City , as well as in the the villages of Tonban , Gavarzin and Khaledi .
The main hospital on Qeshm was having trouble keeping up with the number of injured , Iran's official news agency IRNA said .
It's "full of wounded , " the agency reported .
The quake also shook the major port city of Bandar Abbas and was felt in nearby countries .
In Oman and the United Arab Emirates , buildings were evacuated and people fled into the streets .
An office worker in Dubai said the tremor lasted 30 seconds and was strong enough to shake buildings along the skyscraper - lined central business district .
On Saturday , more than a dozen people were killed by a quake in eastern China .
It destroyed thousands of buildings and left nearly half a million homeless .