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Strong 6.5-magnitude quake strikes Botswana: USGS

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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck the southern African nation of Botswana today, US seismologists said.

The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 7:40 pm (1740 GMT), was located 238 kilometers (about 150 miles) northwest of the capital Gaborone, the US Geological Survey said.

It struck at a relatively shallow depth of 11 kilometers.

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First Published: Apr 04 2017 | 12:13 AM IST

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