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At least 5 killed in magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran

A man cleans up rubble after an earthquake at Sayeh Khosh village in Hormozgan province, Iran [Abdolhossein Rezvani/AP]

Tehran, Iran – At least five people have died and dozens of others injured after at least three earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of more than six hit the province of Hormozgan in southern Iran.

Two of the strongest shocks were registered at magnitude 6.3, but the one that inflicted all the casualties is thought to be an initial magnitude 6.1 quake at a depth of about 10km (6.2 miles) below the surface that hit in the early hours of Saturday.

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