An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the vicinity of Bahabad in the central province of Yazd Thursday morning. According to the seismological base of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 09:47 hours local time (0617 GMT). The quake was epicentered in an area located at 32.09 degrees latitude and 55.71 degrees longitude. There is no report on possible damage caused by the earthquake.