IRNA � The 4.3-magnitude earthquake that took place Monday in the village of Hojdak near the city of Ravar southwestern province of Kerman caused no casualties, an official said.


�Rescue teams are now on site,� Kerman Crisis Management Office spokesman Mostafa Ayatollahi Musavi told IRNA.

According to the report of Seismography Genter affiliated to Tehran University's Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 7:04 hours local time (3:34 hours GMT) and its epicenter was at 77.30 degrees longitude and 37.57 degreed latitude and in depth of 9 kilometers underground.

The epicenter of the quake was registered at 36 km of Hojdak, 48 km of Chatrud and 50 km of Shahdad.