An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has struck Iran's southeastern province of Kerman, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, PressTV reported.
The powerful quake occurred at 10:12 p.m. local time (1842 GMT) on Monday, IRIB reported late on Monday.
The epicenter was in the town of Hosseinabad, 28.6 degrees north latitude and 59.1 degrees east longitude, at a depth of five kilometers, the Iranian Seismological Center said on its website.
The quake was also felt in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the cities of Zahedan, Bam, Khash, and Iranshahr, the Fars news agency reported.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one slight earthquake every day on average.
The deadliest earthquake to hit Iran in recent years happened on December 26, 2003, when a 6.6 magnitude quake struck Bam city and the surrounding areas in Kerman province.
The destructive earthquake left 26,271 people dead and 30,000 injured.
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