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7.2-magnitude quake hits S, SW Pakistan

Updated: 2013-09-28 16:46
( Xinhua)

ISLAMABAD - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit South and Southwest Pakistan on Saturday afternoon, local media quoted the country's meteorological officials as saying.

Tauseef Ahmad, an official with the local meteorological department, confirmed that a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit South and Southwest Pakistan at about 12:34 pm local time.  

The epicenter is located at 104 km northeast of Awaran, a district in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, which was hit by a 7.7-magnitude quake on Tuesday afternoon.

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