A relatively strong quake measuring 5 on Richter scale shook Menojan 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 19:52 hours local time (16:22 hours GMT) and its epicenter was at 45.57 degrees latitude and 50.27 degrees longitude and in depth of 7.8 kilometers underground.
There is no immediate report on possible casualties or damage.
Menojan is located 423 kilometers far from Kerman city, capital of the province.