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5.3-Magnitude Quake Rocks Pakistan's Southwest |
2015-08-04 |
[ALMANAR.LB] A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistain's southwestern Balochistan![]() ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... province on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but local officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake struck at a depth of 27 kilometers (17 miles), with its epicenter located 82 kilometers south west of Khuzdar district in Balochistan province, where people felt the shockwave. Local meteorologists measured the quake at 5.5 magnitude with a depth of just 10 kilometers, and 70 kilometers from Khuzdar. "The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded 5.5 and its depth was 10 kilometers," Muhammad Shafique, a meteorologist at Pakistain's met office, told AFP. Administration officials said there were no immediate reports of any loss of life or property. |
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