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China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-11 07:50
Quake rattles oil refinery
A powerful earthquake struck southern Iran yesterday near Bandar Abbas, site of a major Iranian oil refinery, killing at least four people and injuring 22, officials said.
The US Geological Service said the quake's magnitude was 6.1 and it struck at 11:00 GMT about 53 km west-southwest of Bandar Abbas at a depth of 55 km.
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