Major earthquake strikes Pakistan

ISLAMABAD. September 24. KAZINFORM A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Pakistan on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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A quake that large is considered major and can cause many casualties. One person was reported killed and eight were injured in the town of Awaran.

Zahid Rafi, principal seismologist of the National Seismic Monitoring Center, said the earthquake occurred in a remote area of the southwest province of Balochistan, CNN reported.

With a depth of about nine miles (about 15 kilometers), the quake struck 43 miles (69 kilometers) northeast of Awaran and 71 miles (114 kilometers) northwest of Bela, the USGS said.

Some mud-walled homes fell in Awaran, said Latif Kakar, director of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Balochistan.

The tremors lasted two minutes. People flocked out onto the streets of Quetta, the provincial capital.

Aftershocks could be felt in Karachi, hundreds of miles to the southeast.

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