2013 Sistan and Baluchestan earthquake, a magnitude 7.7 Mw earthquake that struck a mountainous area between the cities of Saravan and Khash in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, close to the border with Pakistan, on 16 April 2013.
In recent years he had been working in Sistan and Baluchestan, both major drug-trafficking routes from neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan.
One of the Success stories of the University of Sistan and Baluchestan, due to its high achievements and potentials, is the birth of two independent universities from it, namely, Zabol University, in 1998, and University of Chabahar, in 2002.