TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Khanezanyan town in Iran's southern Fars province on Monday, Iran's Seismological Center reported.
The preliminary reports put the epicenter of earthquake, which took place at 16:58 local time (1328 GMT), at the depth of 7 km, 29.59 degrees north latitude and 52.09 degrees east longitude.
More than a dozen of mild after-shakes have been recorded in the region, according to Iran's Seismological Center.
No immediate reports about the possible casualties or damage are available so far.
The emergency center of Fars province announced that the rescue operators have been sent to the quake-hit region to help the people in need, Tasnim news agency reported.
Also, the assessment teams have been dispatched to the area for the evaluation of possible damage, according to the report.
Mehdi Khoobiar, deputy chief of Red Crescent Society of Fars province, told Tasnim that due to the strength of the earthquake, the "possibility of damage is very high."
People of Khanezanyan town are out of their homes in panic, it added.
