According to the Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, he quake occurred at 21:51 local time with its epicenter being registered at 45.62 degrees longitude and 33.62 degrees latitude at the depth of 10 kilometers underground.
Deputy Governor of Qasr-e Shirin Nematollah Nazparvardeh told Islamic Republic News Agency that no report on damage to life or property has been reported yet.
Iran sits on several major seismological fault lines, making it one of the world's most quake-prone countries.
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