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Pakistan: 5.5 earthquake hits Islamabad

India Blooms News Service | | Jul 25, 2015, at 10:05 pm

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Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, officials said.

Pakistan's Met office said the epicentre of the quake was located at '23KM NE of Islamabad'.

The earthquake hit the city at around 1:59 am local time.

Two aftershocks measuring 2.5 and 2.9 also hit the city later.

According to reports, three people were killed in the quake.

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