Even before the Afghan crisis, Sistan-Baluchestan was the most sensitive of Iran's difficult border regions.

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The Iranian Seismological Center said the earthquake, which it put at magnitude 7.5, had struck Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province.

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Fariborz Rashedi, the head of emergency medicine in Sistan Baluchestan, told Fars News Agency that so far he had received reports of only three casualties in the area.

WSJ: Strong Quake Hits Southeastern Iran

Sistan Baluchestan's governor said the epicenter was in a remote and uninhabited area, some 28 miles from the closest town, and much of the damage was limited to a few collapsed walls.

WSJ: Strong Quake Hits Southeastern Iran

The governor of Sistan Baluchestan said the epicenter was in a remote and uninhabited area, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) away from the closest town, and much of the damage was limited to a few collapsed walls.

WSJ: Strong Quake Hits Southeastern Iran