By Aaron Sheldrick
Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the coast of Pakistan at 2:40 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The temblor hit at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) and the epicenter was 305 kilometers west-southwest of Karachi, the country’s main commercial center, the USGS said.
Pakistan is located in a zone where the Eurasian, Arabian and Indo-Australian tectonic plates meet and rub together, sometimes producing earthquakes.
More than 86,000 people were killed in northern Pakistan when a magnitude-7.6 quake hit in October 2005, according to the USGS Web site.
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Last Updated: December 25, 2008 19:08 EST
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