10.00pm
- 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan
- U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles)
- Epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert
- 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan (USGS)
-28.056°N 62.080°E

(CNN) -- An earthquake preliminarily measured at 7.8 magnitude hit the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The earthquake was felt as far away as Abu Dhabi, where buildings shook for 40 seconds or more, but it's not yet clear what damage has been caused across region.
Shafiq Ahmed, an official with Pakistan's metreological department, told CNN the tremor, which he put at magnitude 7.9, struck inside southern Iran, near the border with Pakistan.
Tremors were felt in southern Pakistan, including the city of Karachi, and across Balochistan province
Carrieann Bedwell, a USGS seismologist, said a 7.8 magnitude earthquake was "a large event for any area" and could be expected to cause damage in inhabited places.
Aftershocks can be expected for days or weeks after a quake of the magnitude, she said.
The earthquake was measured at a preliminary depth of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles.)

Iran Earthquake Live Reports.

11.46pm
40 Reported dead - Unconfirmed, maybe less.

11.53pm 
Quote from the Iranian official mentioned below: "It was the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead".
12.30pm
Quake in SE Iran killed at least 5 in Pakistan, in addition to 40 in Iran, Iranian TV says.

12.35pm
A powerful earthquake struck the same region a week ago Tuesday 9th April, killing 37 and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes and devastated two small villages.

12.40pm
Shaking felt in Dubai for about 20 seconds or so, buildings were evacuated across the city. Also felt New Delhi and Bahrain.

1.05am
It is now reported that only 5 have been confirmed killed with hundreds of houses destroyed in southwestern Pakistan. Three women and two children were killed when their mud house collapsed in the district of Panjgur in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan.

1.30am
State of emergency has been declared in Saravan, Iran.
The quake has left over 1,000 houses partially damaged.
According to radio Pakistan, 12 people have been killed in Pakistan.
Power outage widespread.

(I am going to bed )