A powerful earthquake killed at least 270 people in Pakistan's remote south-west province of Balochistan.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday afternoon at a depth of 20km (13 miles) north-east of Awaran, the US Geological Survey said.

Many houses were flattened and thousands of people have spent the night in the open.

Balochistan is Pakistan's largest but least populated province.

The region is prone to earthquakes, with at least 35 people killed in a 7.8-magnitude tremor that was centred in south-eastern Iran in April

在巴基斯坦俾路支省西南部偏远地带，一场强烈的地震杀死了至少270人。这场7.7级的地震发生在周二下午，地点是在深度20公里(13英里)Awaran东北部，美国地质调查局说。许多房屋被冲毁，成千上万的人一夜之间无家可归。

据悉，俾路支省是巴基斯坦最大的但至少稠密的省份，该地区容易发生地震,至少35人死于一次4月的7.8级地震。

After the quake, a small island appeared off the coast near the port of Gwadar.

People gathered on the beach to see the new island, which is reported to be about 200m (656ft) long, 100m wide and 20m high.

在地震后,瓜达尔港口附近海岸出现了一个小岛。

人们聚集在海岸上看到了新岛。据报道，这座小岛约200米（656英尺）长，100米宽，20米高。