Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes in northeast Tajikistan

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

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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.




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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