Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful quake has shaken Iran near the border with Pakistan. The tremors were felt all across the region. It comes just a week after another large tremor hit the country.
Iran's Press TV reports that at least 40 people have been confirmed dead due to the quake.

The epicenter is located some 90km southeast of the city of Khash, according to the US Geological survey. The quake struck deep underground, more than 15km from the surface.

The Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) gives the magnitude of the quake at 7.5 on the Richter scale.

Iranian emergency services have deployed rescue helicopters and ground teams to the affected area. Communications there have been lost, as state TV channel reports.
Khash is a populous city, which had over 56,000 residents as of 2006. The city is capital of Khash County in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province, one of Iran's poorest and scarcely populated areas.

People reported feeling a slight tremor in Afghanistan's Kandahar and Pakistan’s Karachi, both cities located hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter.

“Felt my laptop and table shake noticeably. There was no window rattling, but the shaking motion was visibly strong,” one witness in Karachi said.

In the Indian capital the quake caused tall buildings to shake, prompting some people to rush to the streets, according to Reuters..