Magnitude-5.4 quake jolts city in southern Iran

The center says the epicenter was near the city of Firouzabad, which is home to 117,000 people.
The town is about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of the capital, Tehran.

Updated 26 November 2010 22:53

TEHRAN: Iran’s seismological center is reporting that a magnitude 5.4-earthquake has jolted a city in the country’s south. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

November 26, 2010 22:53

The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6.

Quakes measuring more than a magnitude of 5 can cause considerable damage.

Iran is located on seismic fault lines and on average experiences at least one small earthquake a day.

A magnitude-6.6 quake flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam in 2003, killing 26,000 people.