Earthquake Injures 270 In Southern Iran

TEHRAN: A moderate earthquake shook southern Iran, injuring 270 people and cutting power and telephone lines.

State radio reported that residents of the southern port city of Bandar Abbas took to the streets after the magnitude-4.9 quake struck at 2:56 local time Wednesday.

The broadcast said that there are no reports of deaths in the earthquake that struck 850 miles (1,367 kilometers) south of the capital.

Iran is located on several fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. Experiencing at least one slight earthquake every day on average.

Some 26,000 people were killed by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake devastated the historic southeastern city of Bam in the same region in 2003.

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