Afghanistan province struck with another major earthquake

The latest quake struck the same region as a tremor which killed thousands last week (MSF Afghanistan/AP)

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

The US Geological Survey said the latest quake’s epicentre was about 21 miles outside Herat, the provincial capital, and five miles below the surface.