A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated district in the south of Iran, state TV said.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated district in the south of Iran, state TV said.

 The quake struck in Shonbeh on Thursday morning, at 04:01am local time (Wednesday 23:31 GMT), AP reported. No injuries were reported after the moderate quake.