<span style="color: #222222;">A powerful earthquake of 6.8 magnitudes shook western Brazil near its border with Peru yesterday. <br />''<br />''The quake affected a remote part of the Amazon rainforest. There were no immediate reports of damages.<br />''<br />''The US Geological Survey said the quake had an epicentre 55 miles west of Tarauaca, Brazil, and 204 miles east of Pucallpa, Peru. It hit at 2:25 p.m. local time and had a depth of 575 kilometers.<br />''<br />''A powerful 7.1-magnitude quake had hit the Peru-Brazil border in August.</span><br />''