An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Khane Zenian in the southern Iranian province of Fars on Monday, according to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, reports IRNA.

The tremor occurred at 16:58 hours local time (13:28 GMT), and the epicenter of the quake was located at 41 km west Shiraz.

No report has so far been released on the likely casualties or damage to the property.