Anearthquakemeasuring5.1ontheRichterscalejolted southernIranat2244GMTonThursday( 0644BeijingTimeonFriday),theU.S.Geological Surveysaid. Theepicenter,withadepthof9.80km,wasinitiallydeterminedtobeat27.2095degreesnorthlatitudeand53.6110degreeseastlongitude. By China Daily The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.