KARACHI: At least nine people have been killed in Pakistan as a severe earthquake jolted parts of the country including Karachi, Hyderabad, Quetta, Abbottabad, Islamabad, Lahore Tuesday, Geo News reported.
Tremors were felt across Pakistan, India, Dubai, Sharjah Ajman and other areas. The Met Office told that the intensity stood at 7.8 while the origin was Pakistan-Iran border area.
According to reports nine people have been killed in Mashkel in Balochistan while 1,000 homes have been destroyed.
US Geological Survey (UGSS) said the tremor hit at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km. The epicenter was in southeast Iran.
It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan.
People also evacuated shaking buildings in Qatar and Dubai, residents said.
Arab TV reports 1,000 homes destoryed in mashkhel area of Balochistan
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