5 killed, 19 injured following 2 earthquakes in Iran

At least five people were killed and 19 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday, Iranian media reported.

The 6.0 magnitude quake hit 100 kilometres (60 miles) South-West of the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake struck just a minute after a 5.7 tremor.

Hormozgan governor Mahdi Dosti said the quakes killed five people and injured 19 others, IRNA reported.

Dosti said most of the damage occurred in the village of Sayeh Khost, close to the epicentre.

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