Magnitude 4.7 Quake Hits southern Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted a district in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
According to Tasnim dispatches, the earthquake occurred in an area near the city of Khonj in Fars Province at 5:42 a.m. local time.
The epicenter, with a depth of 12km, was determined to be at 27.81 degrees latitude and 53.49 degrees longitude.
There were no immediate reports of casualties and the extent of the damages inflicted on the quake-hit area.
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major fault lines that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.
On November 12, the western province of Kermanshah was hit by a major 7.3-magnitude quake that killed 620 people.