Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hits off Pakistan coast - USGS


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  • Wednesday, 08 Feb 2017

(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude 6.3 struck off the coast of Pakistan early on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicentre of tremor was around 90 km (55 miles) south of Turbat, just off the coast at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) below the seabed, said the USGS, which initially estimated the magnitude at 6.6.

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