In the south-east Iran has a strong earthquake.

The province of Kerman in the south-east Iran on Wednesday morning, an earthquake of 5.3 points, Reuters reports, citing Iranian state radio. In the message broadcast on Iranian radio, said that data on casualties and the destruction has yet been received.

In 2005, in the province of Kerman in the earthquake at 6.4 points killed more than 400 people. In December 2003, 200 kilometers from the province of Kerman an earthquake measuring 6.7 points, almost completely destroyed the ancient city of Bam. According to official data, then killed more than 40 thousand people.