Two consecutive tremors hit different parts of Iran's southern province of Hormozgan on Tuesday.
A report by the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University said that the slight tremors measured 5.1 and 3.4 on the Richter scale.
The report also said that the Seismological network of the institute registered the quakes at 06:41 and 07:23 hours local time (0211 and 0253 GMT), respectively.
The tremors were epicentered in an area 54.4 and 52.8 degrees in longitude and 27 and 27.1 degrees in latitude, respectively, it added.
There are yet no reports on the number of possible casualties or damage to properties by the quakes.
Iran is criss-crossed with fault lines and is regularly hit by earthquakes, experiencing at least one slight tremor every day on average.
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