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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes in northeast Tajikistan

Tremors also felt in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Reuters November 25, 2016

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck northeastern Tajikistan, close to the borders with China and Kyrgyzstan, at 1424 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

Prelim M6.5 earthquake southern Xinjiang, China Nov-25 14:24 UTC, updates https://t.co/UKv9uaOVSr
— USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 25, 2016

The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.8, struck at a depth of 75 kilometres.

According to Express News, tremors were also felt in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

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