A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rattled southeastern Iran April 16 at 3:14 p.m. local time. The quake struck about 80 kilometers east of the city of Khash in a thinly populated mountainous region near the border with Pakistan. The jolt was felt as far away as northern India and throughout parts of the Middle East.
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