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Earthquake hits Iran’s Bushehr province (UPDATE)

Iran Materials 28 November 2013 18:50 (UTC +04:00)
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on Richter scale hit Barazjan, Bushehr province of Iran, IRNA reported quoting Iranian Seismological Centre on Nov. 28.
Earthquake hits Iran’s Bushehr province (UPDATE)

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Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 28

By Dalga Khatinoglu - Trend:

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on Richter scale hit Barazjan, Bushehr province of Iran, IRNA reported quoting Iranian Seismological Centre on Nov. 28.

The tremors were recorded at 17:21 local time.

According to preliminary data some houses were damaged.

There is no report on possible casualties.

Earlier, an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Bushehr province, where Iran's only nuclear power plant Bushehr is located.

Around 39 people were killed and more than 1,000 people were injured in the earthquake.

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