Dubai:
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Fars province in southern Iran on Sunday, Iranian state Television reported.
There had been no instant reports of fatalities or harm in the region of the quake, which was centred close to the town of Khesht, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Iranian state media mentioned the quake, felt in numerous cities and towns in the province, struck at a depth of 11 km (6.6 miles) at 07:00 p.m. neighborhood time (1430 GMT).
“At least four rescue teams have been dispatched to the quake-hit area and hospitals in nearby cities are on alert,” a neighborhood official told state Television.
Crisscrossed by significant fault lines, the Islamic Republic is one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. In 2003 a magnitude 6.6 quake in Kerman province killed 31,000 individuals and flattened the ancient city of Bam.
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