Life has returned to normal across Iran's southeastern province, a day after a strong earthquake struck both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border.

There were conflicting reports about the death toll from Tuesday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Iran's main state TV channel said on Wednesday that only one person was killed and 12 injured, while the state-run Press TV initially reported 40 deaths. Neighbouring Pakistan reports one dozen killed by the earthquake. The conflicting casualty numbers is mainly because that the area struck on Tuesday is remote and hard to reach.

The quake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border and caused skyscrapers to sway in the Gulf city of Dubai. The website of the Tehran Geophysics Centre said the quake lasted 40 seconds and called it the strongest in the area in more than 50 years.

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