He told IRNA that the two areas were hit by the quake on the mountains surrounding Rouidar.

"The 45-year-old Aji Zadgol was killed, while Mohammad Dardaqeh, who is 50 years old, was injured. Both of them were from Rouidar.

No report has so far been released on any further possible victims.

"After the quake, which made the mountains collapse, the routes leading to the provincial villages of 'Avin Olya and Sofla' and 'Banab' situated near Rouidar as well as 'Mehdiabad' located near Fin were closed and their power was cut off," he added.

The reports released on Sunday said that Fin has been jolted 23 times over the past 24 hours.

The first and strongest earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter cale occurred in Fin area, which is located to the north of Bandar Abbas, at 10:58 hours local time (07:28 GMT) on Saturday.

The 16th quake, which jolted Fin area at 21:18 hours local time measured 4.0 on the Richter scale.

The last and weakest tremor measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Dehbarz area near Fin at 01:24 hours local time on Sunday.

According to the seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor was felt in an area measuring 27.56 degrees in latitude and 55.81 degrees in longitude.

Fin and Rouidar areas are situated around 90 kms to the north of Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormuzgan province.

An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale hit the outskirts of Dayyer port city in the southern province of Bushehr Saturday evening.

According to the seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the quake occurred at 21:29 hours local time (1759 GMT).

The tremor was felt in an area measuring 51.28 degrees in longitude and 27.86 degrees in latitude, the report added.

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

Meanwhile, the city of Neishabour in Razavi Khorassan province, eastern Iran, was also hit by a quake with the intensity of 3.6 on the Richter scale yesterday evening.

The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University registered the quake at 22:32 hours local time (1902 GMT).

The tremor was felt in an area measuring 58.78 degrees in longitude and 36.19 degrees in latitude.