An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck western Iran on Monday, near the provincial capital of Dezful, about 300 miles from Tehran, the capital, the United States Geological Survey reported, according to The Associated Press.
The quake, at a depth of 6 miles and hit at 7:02 local time with no immediate reports of casualties, the AP reported. Monday's quake was also felt in neighboring provinces.
The quake jolted the sparsely populated mountainous province near Iran's border with Iraq on, Iranian state television reported, according to the AP.
There were no reports of fatalities but a local official said there were injuries and that the temblor had caused damage, the AP reported.
Mohammad Reza Morvarid, the local governor, said an unspecified number of people have been injured and that because minor quakes were felt in the area on Sunday, the residents were somewhat prepared, according to the AP.
Still, he said, "many people have been injured and many buildings have been damaged," the AP reported.
Iran sits on a series of seismic fault lines and experiences one slight quake a day on average, according to the AP.
In 2003, some 26,000 people were killed by a magnitude 6.6 quake that flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam, the AP reported.
