Tehran, March 27, (IRNA) An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale hit outskirts of the city of Ravar in the southeastern province of Kerman early Tuesday.

The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University registered the quake at 00:49 hours local time (2119 GMT Monday).

The quake was epicentered in an area measuring 56.80 degrees in longitude and 31.24 degrees in latitude, the report added.

There are no reports of any casualty or damage to property caused by the quake.

Iran is often hit by quakes of varying magnitudes as it sits on some of the world's most active seismic fault lines.