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Mild quake jolts southwestern Pakistan

None | ByPress Trust of India, Quetta
Sep 19, 2006 03:29 PM IST

Tremors were felt in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, and surrounding areas.

A mild earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.

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Tremors were felt in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, and surrounding areas at 11:01 am, seismological department spokesman Mukhtar Ahmed said.

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The epicentre was located in the Chiltan mountains near Quetta, he said.

Quetta was devastated in a massive earthquake in 1935 that killed around 60,000 people.

Last October more than 73,000 people died when a giant 7.6-magnitude quake devastated northwestern Pakistan and Pak occupied Kashmir.

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