A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit a region near the Iran-Pakistan border today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
![Relatives of victims of last week’s earthquake in Iran mourn during a funeral. A second major earthquake has hit the country today and hundreds are feared dead. Photograph: Reuters]( "Relatives of victims of last week’s earthquake in Iran mourn during a funeral. A second major earthquake has hit the country today and hundreds are feared dead. Photograph: Reuters")
The earthquake on Tuesday comes less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the latest earthquake, which the USGS pegged at a depth of 15.2 kilometres, but it was felt as far away as New Delhi and the Gulf cities of Dubai and Bahrain.
Across the Gulf, highrise buildings swayed and officials ordered evacuations. Dubai has the world's tallest tower, the 828-metre Burj Khalifa. Last week's 6.1-magnitude quake hit about 96 kilometres southeast of Bushehr, the site of Iran's reactor.
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5.33 pm: Five also reported killed in Kharan district, Pakistan
The toll from the deadly 7.8 earthquake that struck Iran is also being felt in Pakistan. PTI Pakistan correspondent Rezaul Hasan Laskar tweeted that state media channels were reporting five deaths in Pakistan’s Kharan district.
This is in addition to the 40 people said to have been killed in Iran.
Kharan district is located in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Interestingly, Pakistan’s second nuclear test was performed in the Kharan desert on 30 May, 1998.
5.22 pm: Power, networks down in most of Baluchistan
Iranian State television has reported that power and communication systems are down in most of Sistan and Baluchistan province after the quake. And in case you were wondering about Iran’s nuclear facilities, it turns out that they will not face the same fate as Japan’s nuclear plant.
Reuters reported that the Russian company that built Iran’s Busehr nuclear power plant have confirmed that the plant is fine.
5.09 pm: Iranian television say at least 40 are dead
Times Now has just reported that Iranian television reports are putting the number of dead at around 40. Iran’s Press TV reportedly made the claim. At 7.8, the quake is the deadliest to hit the country
For a list of all the quakes to hit Iran,
Press TV gave no further details on the extent of damage in the sparsely populated areas.
Iran’s seismological center said the 7.5 magnitude earthquake was centered near Saravan, a sparsely populated area about 48 kilometers from the Pakistani border. The US Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7.8 and at a depth of 15.2 kilometers.
The quake struck less than a week after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit near Bushehr, on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast, killing at least 37 people.
5.02 pm: Iranian officials expecting ‘hundreds of dead’, reports Reuters
The Reuters news agency has quoted an unnamed Iranian official as saying hundreds of dead are expected from the quake near Khash. ”It was the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
4.52 pm: City of Khash, Iran reportedly worst affected by quake
We’re still not getting many reports from near the epicentre of the quake, but reports indicate that the Iranian city of Khash, is likely to be the worst affected. According to the European Mediterranean seismological centre.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 5.44 a.m. ET at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert, reported Reuters.
It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan, USGS said.
4.48 pm: UGSC graphic of Iran earthquake
The UGSC has mapped out the effects of the Iran earthquake, showing the severity of the impact in various regions. Check out the graphic below:
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4.38 pm: Epicentre of quake confirmed to be Taftan, Iran
The latest reports coming in, put the epicentre of the quake as Taftan, Iran.
Taftan is an area located in Chaghi District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is Pakistan’s only legal official border crossing into Iran.
There is also an active stratovolcano called Taftan in southeastern Iran situated in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. At nearly 4,000 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in southeastern Iran. The nearest city is Khash.
Still no details about the magnitude of damage or loss to life, if any.
4.30 pm: Massive earthquake hits Iran, tremors felt in Delhi, North India
A massive earthquake believed to have occurred on the Iran-Pakistan border has caused tremors in Delhi, the National Capital Region and other states in North India.
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The US Geological Survey said that an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale had been recorded with its epicentre in Iran. It is unclear exactly where in Iran the quake has occurred.
Tremors were also felt across the Middle East and Gulf region.
Readers tweeted in to Firstpost from various states in north India to inform us about
KARACHI: Severe earthquake jolted parts of the country including Karachi, Hyderabad, Quetta, Abbottabad, Islamabad, Lahore Tuesday, Geo News reported.
Tremors were felt across Pakistan, India, Dubai, Sharjah Ajman and other areas. The Met Office told that the intensity stood at 7.8 while the origin was Pakistan-Iran border area.
According to unconfirmed reports five people have been killed in Panjgor in Balochistan.
US Geological Survey (UGSS) said the tremor hit at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km. The epicenter was in southeast Iran.
It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan.
People also evacuated shaking buildings in Qatar and Dubai, residents said.
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TEHRAN: Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.
Press TV gave no further details on the extent of damage in the sparsely populated areas.
But the quake shook buildings as far away as New Delhi and Gulf cities of Dubai and Bahrain.
Iran's seismological center said the 7.5 magnitude earthquake was centered near Saravan, a sparsely populated area about 48 kilometers (26 miles) from the Pakistani border.
The US Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7.8 and at a depth of 15.2 kilometers (nine miles).
The quake struck less than a week after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit near Bushehr, on Iran's Persian Gulf coast, killing at least 37 people. (AP)
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The earthquake on Tuesday comes less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the latest earthquake, which the USGS pegged at a depth of 15.2 kilometres, but it was felt as far away as New Delhi and the Gulf cities of Dubai and Bahrain.
Across the Gulf, highrise buildings swayed and officials ordered evacuations. Dubai has the world's tallest tower, the 828-metre Burj Khalifa. Last week's 6.1-magnitude quake hit about 96 kilometres southeast of Bushehr, the site of Iran's reactor.
Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7.8 quake struck the slightly populated region. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but the quake was felt as far away as New Delhi and Gulf cities of Dubai and Bahrain. The USGS report says Tuesday’s quake was at a depth of 15.2 kilometres.
Across the Gulf, high-rise buildings swayed and officials ordered evacuations.
Last week, a deadly 6.1 magnitude quake about 96 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Bushehr, the site of Iran’s reactor.
Strong Earthquake Is Felt Across Wide Area of Asia
TEHRAN — A powerful earthquake was felt in several countries in Asia on Tuesday, rocking buildings in the Indian capital of New Delhi, sending panicked resident of Karachi, Pakistan, fleeing into the streets and striking with unusually powerful force in Iran. Iranian officials said they expected hundreds of deaths.
The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was in Khash, Iran, near Iran’s border with Pakistan, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was felt as far away as the Persian Gulf states, according to Reuters.
An Iranian government official quoted by Reuters said that he expected hundreds of deaths from the quake.
‘'It was the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead,'’ said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
In New Delhi, which is periodically shaken by temblors, the distant quake could be felt through the city, as buildings shook for more than 10 seconds and, in some areas, frightened people ran into the streets. No injuries were reported, nor were there any early reports of property damage in the Indian capital.
In Karachi, the southern port city in Pakistan, local television broadcast images of people standing out on the streets after urgently vacating the high-rise buildings of the city. Strong tremors were felt most strongly in southern and central parts of Pakistan.
“It seems as if the buildings will fall any minute,” an unidentified man in Karachi told GEO News, a private television news network. But there were no reports of any casualties yet.
The USGS reported that the earthquake had a depth of 9.7 miles. Such deep quakes are rare and typically have greater destructive capability.
Jim Yardley contributed reporting from New Delhi, Salman Masood from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Gerry Mullany from Hong Kong.
5.33 pm: Five also reported killed in Kharan district, Pakistan
The toll from the deadly 7.8 earthquake that struck Iran is also being felt in Pakistan. PTI Pakistan correspondent Rezaul Hasan Laskar tweeted that state media channels were reporting five deaths in Pakistan’s Kharan district.
This is in addition to the 40 people said to have been killed in Iran.
Kharan district is located in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Interestingly, Pakistan’s second nuclear test was performed in the Kharan desert on 30 May, 1998.
5.22 pm: Power, networks down in most of Baluchistan
Iranian State television has reported that power and communication systems are down in most of Sistan and Baluchistan province after the quake. And in case you were wondering about Iran’s nuclear facilities, it turns out that they will not face the same fate as Japan’s nuclear plant.
Reuters reported that the Russian company that built Iran’s Busehr nuclear power plant have confirmed that the plant is fine.
5.09 pm: Iranian television say at least 40 are dead
Times Now has just reported that Iranian television reports are putting the number of dead at around 40. Iran’s Press TV reportedly made the claim. At 7.8, the quake is the deadliest to hit the country
For a list of all the quakes to hit Iran,
Press TV gave no further details on the extent of damage in the sparsely populated areas.
Iran’s seismological center said the 7.5 magnitude earthquake was centered near Saravan, a sparsely populated area about 48 kilometers from the Pakistani border. The US Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7.8 and at a depth of 15.2 kilometers.
The quake struck less than a week after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit near Bushehr, on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast, killing at least 37 people.
5.02 pm: Iranian officials expecting ‘hundreds of dead’, reports Reuters
The Reuters news agency has quoted an unnamed Iranian official as saying hundreds of dead are expected from the quake near Khash. ”It was the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
4.52 pm: City of Khash, Iran reportedly worst affected by quake
We’re still not getting many reports from near the epicentre of the quake, but reports indicate that the Iranian city of Khash, is likely to be the worst affected. According to the European Mediterranean seismological centre.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 5.44 a.m. ET at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert, reported Reuters.
It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan, USGS said.
4.48 pm: UGSC graphic of Iran earthquake
The UGSC has mapped out the effects of the Iran earthquake, showing the severity of the impact in various regions. Check out the graphic below:
The latest reports coming in, put the epicentre of the quake as Taftan, Iran.
Taftan is an area located in Chaghi District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is Pakistan’s only legal official border crossing into Iran.
There is also an active stratovolcano called Taftan in southeastern Iran situated in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. At nearly 4,000 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in southeastern Iran. The nearest city is Khash.
Still no details about the magnitude of damage or loss to life, if any.
4.30 pm: Massive earthquake hits Iran, tremors felt in Delhi, North India
A massive earthquake believed to have occurred on the Iran-Pakistan border has caused tremors in Delhi, the National Capital Region and other states in North India.
AP
Tremors were also felt across the Middle East and Gulf region.
Readers tweeted in to Firstpost from various states in north India to inform us about
KARACHI: Severe earthquake jolted parts of the country including Karachi, Hyderabad, Quetta, Abbottabad, Islamabad, Lahore Tuesday, Geo News reported.
Tremors were felt across Pakistan, India, Dubai, Sharjah Ajman and other areas. The Met Office told that the intensity stood at 7.8 while the origin was Pakistan-Iran border area.
According to unconfirmed reports five people have been killed in Panjgor in Balochistan.
US Geological Survey (UGSS) said the tremor hit at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km. The epicenter was in southeast Iran.
It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan.
People also evacuated shaking buildings in Qatar and Dubai, residents said.
TEHRAN: Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.
Press TV gave no further details on the extent of damage in the sparsely populated areas.
But the quake shook buildings as far away as New Delhi and Gulf cities of Dubai and Bahrain.
Iran's seismological center said the 7.5 magnitude earthquake was centered near Saravan, a sparsely populated area about 48 kilometers (26 miles) from the Pakistani border.
The US Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7.8 and at a depth of 15.2 kilometers (nine miles).
The quake struck less than a week after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit near Bushehr, on Iran's Persian Gulf coast, killing at least 37 people. (AP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ebo_jf3H_sA
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