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Powerful quake rocks northwest Pakistan

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Punjab and North West Frontier Province in Pakistan on Thursday night, a TV report said.

Updated on: Oct 30, 2009, 07:17:13 IST
IANS | By , Islamabad
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An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Punjab and North West Frontier Province in Pakistan on Thursday night, a TV report said.

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The quake occurred at 11.45 p.m.

The tremor was felt in Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad, Swat and Dera Ghazi Khan, among others areas, Geo TV reported.

No further details were immediately available.

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