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Strong quake jolts Pakistan-Afghanistan border area
A local TV channel claimed that tremors of 6.7-magnitude were felt in Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, the report said.
Updated on: Oct 23, 2009, 07:47:46 IST
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The US Geological Survey (USGS) has said that a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area at 12.21 am local time on Friday, Xinhua reported.
A local TV channel claimed that tremors of 6.7-magnitude were felt in Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, the report said.
The USGS located the epicenter in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, the report added.
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