A strong earthquake has killed at least 5 in southern Iran

According to state television, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Iran on Saturday, killing five people and injuring 44 others.

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It said rescue teams were deployed near the epicenter, Sayeh Khosh village, which is home to around 300 people in Hormozgan province, 620 miles south of Tehran.

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After the early morning quake, which damaged buildings and infrastructure, aftershocks jolted the area into the streets.

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Many neighboring countries felt the earthquake, according to the report.

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The Iranian country lies on major seismic faults, and on average the country experiences one earthquake every day.

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As a result of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck the historic city of Bam in 2003, 26,000 people were killed.

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More than 600 people were killed and more than 9,000 people were injured by a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck western Iran in 2017.

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