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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 struck 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. There were no initial reports of casualties from the quake, centred in the remote province of Balochistan.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Reports said already damaged buildings collapsed in the new tremor which sent people running into the streets.
Local media reported that the quake affected Balochistan and Sindh regions. Efforts to help thousands left homeless by last Tuesday's quake have struggled against poor roads and separatists.
It was also felt in Quetta, close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, and Karachi. Local media reported that the quake affected Balochistan and Sindh regions and 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. "We are checking but no reports of losses have yet been received," Jan Mohammad Buledi, a spokesman for the provincial government of Balochistan 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, 7.7 magnitude quake which levelled mud and homemade brick homes, injuring hundreds.
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. Many have survivors have been sleeping in the open air or in tents.
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. Abdur Rasheed, the deputy commissioner of Awaran district where both quakes were centred, told AP that the latest seismic activity caused further damage to structures already affected.
Rescue and relief efforts after the earlier quake have been hampered by the region's poor road network.
Officials have appealed to separatist military groups operating in the area following attacks on army units involved in providing assistance.
Pakistan's official paramilitary force, the Frontier Corps, has been leading rescue and relief operations.
It already had thousands of soldiers deployed in the area because it is fighting a long-running separatist insurgency by Baloch nationalist rebels.
The violent force of Tuesday's 7.7-magnitude quake caused the creation of a new 200m (656ft) long island off the coast of Pakistan near the port of Gwadar.