Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts remote area in southern Iran
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's seismological center says a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has jolted a remote mountainous area in southern Iran.
The center says Monday's quake shook a sparsely populated district of Konar Takhteh, some 560 miles (900 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Tehran.
There have been no reports of casualties. The semi-official Mehr news agency says the quake shook the area for about 10 seconds.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's strength at magnitude 5.7.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and on average experiences at least one slight earthquake a day.
A magnitude 6.6 quake flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam in 2003, killing 26,000 people.