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Contents 1 Location 2 2008 Balochistan earthquake 2.1 Date: October 29 2008 (October 28 UTC) 2.2 agnitude 6.4 Mw 2.3 Depth: 10 km (6.2 mil) 2.4 Epicenter location: 2.5 Casualties: 3 History 4 Government

[edit] Location

[edit] 2008 Balochistan earthquake

[edit] Date: October 29 2008 (October 28 UTC)

[edit] agnitude 6.4 Mw

[edit] Depth: 10 km (6.2 mil)

[edit] Epicenter location:

• Balochistan province, near Quetta

[edit] Casualties:

• 300 (1 November 2008), 70,000 persons lost their home

• The 2008 Pakistan earthquake was a magnitude Mw 6.4 earthquake that hit the Pakistani province of Balochistan on October 29, 2008. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake occurred 60 km (37 mi) north of Quetta and 185 km (115 mi) southeast of the Afghanistan city of Kandahar at 04:09 local time (28 October, 23:09 UTC) at a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi). It was followed by another shallower magnitude 6.4 earthquake at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi) approximately 12 hours after the initial shock. 300 people were confirmed dead, but the death toll may rise to 400 as more bodies are removed from the rubble. There was another shock 5.0 magnitude and many smaller ones.

[edit] History

[edit] Government

See also Insurgency in Balochistan