Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA - An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale shook the vicinity of Bandar Turkman in northeastern province of Golestan on Monday.
According to seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the quake occurred at 13:28 hours local time (0958 GMT).
The quake was epicentered in an area located at 36.96 degrees latitude and 54.06 degrees longitude.
There is no report on any damage caused by the quake.