A major earthquake has rocked Pakistan’s south west, killing at least 15 and sending panicked people running into the street just days after another quake in the same region killed hundreds.

Officials say a major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude or larger has hit southwest Pakistan, less than a week after a massive quake in the same region killed at least 359 people.

Rescuers are struggling to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed in a massive earthquake in south-western Pakistan, as the death toll rose overnight to 210, officials said.

Twelve people have been killed after a bomb explosion at a hotel in south-west Pakistan, police have said.

A 5.1-magnitude quake rattled parts of south-western Pakistan tonight, causing people to rush out of their homes in panic. No casualties were reported.