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| Pakistani quake area struck again | Pakistani quake area struck again |
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| A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit south-west Pakistan, in a region where at least 400 people died in a quake earlier this week. | A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit south-west Pakistan, in a region where at least 400 people died in a quake earlier this week. |
| The US Geological Survey said the quake struck approximately 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of the port city of Karachi. | The US Geological Survey said the quake struck approximately 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of the port city of Karachi. |
| There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. | There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. |
| Local media reported that the quake affected Balochistan and Sindh regions. | Local media reported that the quake affected Balochistan and Sindh regions. |
| It was also felt in Quetta, close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, and Karachi. | It was also felt in Quetta, close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, and Karachi. |
| Pakistan's Meteorological Department measured the quake at 7.2 magnitude. | Pakistan's Meteorological Department measured the quake at 7.2 magnitude. |
| Chief Pakistani meteorologist Arif Mahmood told Pakistani television that it was an aftershock from this week's earthquake and similar tremors could continue for weeks, Associated Press reported. | Chief Pakistani meteorologist Arif Mahmood told Pakistani television that it was an aftershock from this week's earthquake and similar tremors could continue for weeks, Associated Press reported. |
| "We are checking but no reports of losses have yet been received," Jan Mohammad Buledi, a spokesman for the provincial government of Balchistan told AFP. | |
| At least 400 people died and hundreds were injured when a 7.7-magnitude quake hit the same area on Tuesday. | |
| Officials have estimated that about 300,000 people were affected by the earlier quake but relief and rescue efforts have been hampered by poor road networks and separatist militant activity. | Officials have estimated that about 300,000 people were affected by the earlier quake but relief and rescue efforts have been hampered by poor road networks and separatist militant activity. |
| The violent force of the 7.7-magnitude quake caused the creation of a new 200m (656ft) long island off the coast of Pakistan near the port of Gwadar. | The violent force of the 7.7-magnitude quake caused the creation of a new 200m (656ft) long island off the coast of Pakistan near the port of Gwadar. |