Quake Jolts Southeastern Iran

An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted the region of Arzou’eyeh in Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman on Saturday. The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University registered the quake at 07:54:24 hours local time (04:24:24 GMT).

The epicenter of the quake was located in an area measuring 56.6 degrees in longitude and 28.3 degrees in latitude.

No reports have yet been received on the possible number of casualties or damage to properties by the quake.