A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media said .
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5.6 magnitude earthquake hit island iran southern coast sunday injure people damaging building iranian medium say
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media <m> said </m> .
Quake hits island off south Iran , five hurt : media
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit an island off Iran 's southern coast on Sunday , injuring five people and damaging buildings , Iranian media <m> said </m> .
The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island , at the entrance to the Gulf through which 40 percent of the world 's traded oil passes .
`` So far only the collapse of walls of houses in the villages of Zainabieh and Koohi has been reported , '' Qeshm Governor Mehdi Irannejad told ISNA news agency .
Another news agency quoted the governor as saying five people had received treatment after being injured by the quake , which struck seven km ( 4 miles ) east of Dargahan .
The governor told Iranian media that 2,000 tents were ready in case they were needed , and medical teams with supplies and rescue equipment had been sent to check villages near Dargahan .
Iran , the world 's fourth-largest oil producer , is criss-crossed by faultlines and often experiences earthquakes .
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck southern Iran in September near the port city of Bandar Abbas , on the mainland near Qeshm island , killing at least seven people and injuring 40 , 15 of them on Qeshm .