According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, this earthquake occurred at 05:23:11 a.m local time (01:53 GMT) at the depth of 10 kilometers underground.
No report has been so far released on the possible casualties or damages.
Iran sits on major faultlines and is prone to near-daily earthquakes.
Dashtestan is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Borazjan.
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