Major Earthquake Hits Southwest Pakistan The quake was centred near the border with Afghanistan, about 34 miles It struck at about 1.20am local time (8.20pm GMT) and caused widespread panic In Karachi, there are reports that tremors caused buildings to shake. Tremors lasting at least 20 seconds were felt as far away as The quake was also felt by British troops in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, A member of the team wrote on Twitter: "Felt like a ship moving on a choppy sea." There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The exact epicenter was in a remote area some 200 miles southwest of the Baluchistan Quakes often rattle the region. In 2005, one measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale killed The Iranian city of Bam, which lies west of Zahedan,
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