Iran’s state television says a 5.8 magnitude earthquake has jolted the southeastern part of the country.
There is no word on casualties or damage.
The TV’s website says the quake jolted the Negar region of Kerman province at 11-22 a.m. local time (6-52 GMT). The area is about 1,075 kilometres south of Tehran.
Saturday’s earthquake comes only a day after a 5.7-magnitude quake injured 110 people in the northeast city of Torbat-e-Heydariyeh, damaging several villages and temporarily disrupting communications.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes, experiencing at least one slight quake a day on average.
A 6.6-magnitude quake in 2003 destroyed Iran’s historic southeastern city of Bam, killing 26,000 people.
