A magnitude 4.3 earthquake late Tuesday hit Tehran, the Iranian capital city.
According to the US Geological Survey, USGS, the quake occurred at 11:46 pm (2016 GMT).
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB revealed that the quake struck east of the capital in the Pardis area at a depth of around 10 kilometres.
The broadcaster, however, said that there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
It further pointed out that the tremor was also felt in the suburb of Karaj, around 40 kilometres west of Tehran.
DAILY POST reports that Iran is one of the world’s most seismically active countries, located at the complex convergence of the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
Frequent, high-magnitude earthquakes cause significant casualties and damage due to shallow epicenters and vulnerable infrastructure.
Major historical events include the 1990 Rudbar-Tarom magnitude 7.4 quake, which killed more than 40,000 people, and the 2003 Bam magnitude 6.6 quake.
That earthquake killed more than 26,000 people and caused disasters.
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