Major earthquake in Iran, tremors felt in Delhi

Tremors were felt across North India as an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Iran, where at least 40 people were reported dead and many more were feared killed, according to local media. The epicentre was reportedly along the Iran-Pakistan border.

Twitter user Khalid Temairik shared the above image with this message: They are evacuating buildings in dubai due to the earthquake effect.

User Dubai Calendar: #Earthquake on Iran-Pakistan border 7.8 Richter scale tremors felt in #Dubai we're still outside hope everyone's ok

Osama Romoh: An Earthquake in #dubai .. Buildings are being evacuated!!

Ben Flanagan: Pavements crowded outside offices in #Dubai as #earthquake strikes

Aayush Soni: Scene outside the Express building at ITO

In this pic tweeted by user Waleed Sulais, people are out on the road following the tremors.

Sanjoy Majumder: Evacuating from Delhi offices after tremors