An earthquake measuring 3.1 on Richter scale jolted rural district of Sirch in mid-south province of Kerman on Tuesday evening, IRNA reported.
According to the report of seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 21:57 hours local time ( 18:27 hours GMT).
Its epicenter was at 30.31 degrees latitude and 57.45 degrees longitude at the depth of 10 kilometers.
There is no immediate report on possible damage.