TEHRAN A tremor measuring 4.5 degrees on the Richter scale jolted some parts of the southwestern Province of Khuzestan on Saturday morning, the state seismological network of the geophysics institute, affiliated to Tehran University, announced here on Saturday.

According to the network, the epicenter of the quake which occurred at 06:17 hours local time (01:47 GMT) was in northwest of the southwestern city of Andimeshk.

No report has yet been received on possible casualty or damage.

(IRNA)