EarthQuake of 7.8 magnitude strikes 145 miles south-south east of Dalbandin in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Tremors experienced in New Delhi, India.

The province in southwest Pakistan is the country’s largest but also the least populated.

The Geo TV said the earthquake lasted for about two minutes.

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) had tweeted this alert.

Roofs of two schools have collapsed in Awaran, according to Pakistan’s English-language daily The Express Tribune.

Officials from the Meteorology office said that major damage and loss of life was averted as the center of the earthquake is located in a remote area.

Many houses have been damaged in Balochistan’s Awaran district because of the earthquake. The affected area Awaran is located between Turbat and Khuzdar.