Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.3 hit southern Iran in the early hours of Saturday, July 2, with tr€mors felt from both in the UAE.
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The initial quake struck at 1.32am near Bandar Khamir at a depth of 10km, according to the UAE National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The second earthquake hit at 3.24am. The NCM later reported fresh tremors at 7.29 am Saturday.
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Between the two quakes, aftershocks of 4.6 and 4.4 magnitude struck at 2.43am and 3.13am respectively, GulfNews reports.
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The state news agency IRNA reports that at least five people were k#lled and 49 inj#red in the unfortunate incident.
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“All of the victims d#ed in the first earthquake and no-one was harmed in the next two severe quakes as people were already outside their homes,” Foad Moradzadeh, governor of Bandar Lengeh country, was quoted as saying.
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