Again Iran struck by magnitude 7.8 earthquake

Iranian state TV has reported at least 40 people killed.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck south-east Iran, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

The epicentre of the huge quake was 86km (53 miles) from the city of Khash, near Pakistan's border.

Tremors have been felt across the Gulf and the Middle East. Tall buildings swayed in the Indian capital Delhi, reports say.

At least 37 people were killed and 850 wounded in a 6.3 magnitude quake in south-west Iran on 10 April.
The quake struck south of the country's only nuclear power station in Bushehr, which operators said was undamaged.
Iranian state TV has reported at least 40 people killed.



However, one official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying he feared hundreds had died.

At least five people died in Pakistan, near the border with Iran, hospital and local government officials said.

The earthquake struck in the province of Sistan Baluchistan at about 15:14 local time (10:44 GMT), close to the cities of Khash, with a population of nearly 180,000, and Saravan, with 250,000.

Iran's Fars news agency was reporting that Saravan had suffered no serious damage.

All communications to the region have been cut. The Iranian Red Crescent said it was sending 20 search-and-rescue teams with three helicopters to the area.

It comes after a 6.3-magnitude quake in south-west Iran killed at least 37 people and wounded 850 on 10 April.
Source: BBC Posted by Unknown 4/16/2013