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[Time Published September 25, 2013 at 02:29AM]
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A massive earthquake struck near the southern coast of Pakistan today, killing upwards of 100 people, injuring dozens more, and leading to the formation of a small rocky island, according to multiple reports. The epicenter of the 7.7-magnitude quake was in the district of Awaran, a remote and mountainous area where at least 45 people were killed, the BBC said. Another 150 died in the nearby Balochistan province, according to Pakistan's Express Tribune newspaper. The island, which is reportedly about 30 feet high and nearly 100 feet in diameter, is located in the Arabian Sea nearly a mile off the nation's shoreline.
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[Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4767136/pakistan-island-created-by-earthquake-awaran-balochistan] | Image URL: http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9021679/608602-newislandscreenshot-1380032586-186-640x480_large.jpg]
[Time Published September 25, 2013 at 02:29AM]
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A massive earthquake struck near the southern coast of Pakistan today, killing upwards of 100 people, injuring dozens more, and leading to the formation of a small rocky island, according to multiple reports. The epicenter of the 7.7-magnitude quake was in the district of Awaran, a remote and mountainous area where at least 45 people were killed, the BBC said. Another 150 died in the nearby Balochistan province, according to Pakistan's Express Tribune newspaper. The island, which is reportedly about 30 feet high and nearly 100 feet in diameter, is located in the Arabian Sea nearly a mile off the nation's shoreline.
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[Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4767136/pakistan-island-created-by-earthquake-awaran-balochistan] | Image URL: http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9021679/608602-newislandscreenshot-1380032586-186-640x480_large.jpg]
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