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| A earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has hit Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan, with at least 80 people reported dead. | A earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has hit Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan, with at least 80 people reported dead. |
| It struck 70km (45 miles) north of Quetta at 0409 local time (2309GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. | It struck 70km (45 miles) north of Quetta at 0409 local time (2309GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. |
| A senior official in Balochistan said he expected the toll to rise. | A senior official in Balochistan said he expected the toll to rise. |
| Dilawar Khan, mayor of the town of Ziarat, said two areas in his district had been "badly hit". | Dilawar Khan, mayor of the town of Ziarat, said two areas in his district had been "badly hit". |
| Deaths have also been reported in Pishin district. | Deaths have also been reported in Pishin district. |
| A top civilian official in Balochistan province, Sohail-ur-Rehman, told a local news channel: "80 people are dead in this area where I am standing now". | A top civilian official in Balochistan province, Sohail-ur-Rehman, told a local news channel: "80 people are dead in this area where I am standing now". |
| Local officials quoted by Reuters news agency said that 40 people had received treatment for minor injuries, mostly caused when mud walls collapsed or in the ensuing panic. | Local officials quoted by Reuters news agency said that 40 people had received treatment for minor injuries, mostly caused when mud walls collapsed or in the ensuing panic. |
| Mr Khan said that 14 people had been killed in one area of Ziarat, and 11 in another, with five deaths reported in Pishin. | Mr Khan said that 14 people had been killed in one area of Ziarat, and 11 in another, with five deaths reported in Pishin. |
| "There were two tremors, the second one was serious and people rushed out of their houses," said Amjad Hussain, a resident of Quetta. | "There were two tremors, the second one was serious and people rushed out of their houses," said Amjad Hussain, a resident of Quetta. |
| Quetta itself suffered almost complete destruction in an earthquake in 1935, with the death of about 30,000 people. | Quetta itself suffered almost complete destruction in an earthquake in 1935, with the death of about 30,000 people. |