A huge earthquake shook a remote region of Iran near the Pakistan border today. It is said that it is one of the most powerful to ever strike Iran in the past forty years.

The earthquake struck at 3:14 pm Iran time. The quake was registered as a 7.8, and occurred at a depth of 51 miles.

The quake was felt throughout the mid-east region and buildings swayed as far away as Dubai. The shaker killed at least 34 people in Pakistan. Hundreds of homes collapsed in the province of Balochistan.

This is the second heavy quake to strike Iran this week. On April 9th, a powerful 6.3 earthquake struck the region killing 37 people and injuring over 850 others.

Iran is no stranger to strong earthquakes. The country sits on several major faults. Iran suffered a 6.6 earthquake in 2003 that took the lives of over 25,000 residents there.