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The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 0813 hours (IST), was near the Bhuj region, which was one of the worst affected places in the January disaster that killed around 20,000 people and flattened homes and towns.
The latest tremor measured 4.2 on the Richter scale.
The quake in Afghanistan struck the north-eastern region of the country and shook many areas, a report from the Pakistani border city of Peshawar said. Its magnitude was six on the Richter scale and its epicentre was about 250 kms north of Peshawar, in the Hindukush mountain range.
The tremor rattled windows and shook buildings in Peshawar and in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad, according to Pakistan's meteorological centre in Peshawar.
It could also be felt in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, 170 km to the southwest.
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