Earthquake: Five aftershocks were recorded after an earthquake that occurred early on Thursday in the territory of Tajikistan; there were no data on casualties and destruction, the National News Agency reports.
« The first shock occurred at 05:37; its depth was 20 km. Then, at 06:06, at 06:35, at 07:07, and 07:18, » the report says, citing the Institute of Geology, Seismic Engineering and Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.
« The epicenter of these shocks with a force of 4.6 to 5 points was from 58 to 104 km from Murgab, » it says.
Meanwhile, the head of the press center of the Committee for Emergency Situations (CoES) of Tajikistan, Umeda Yusufi, citing the Institute of Geology, Seismic Engineering and Seismology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, later on, Thursday reported that an earthquake was registered twice in the country on February 23: at 05:37 and 05: 55 local time.
« The earthquake’s epicenter was 400 km southeast of Dushanbe, 65 km west of the Murghab region, and 30 km east of Lake Sarez. , in the city of Khorog, 5-6 points, and in the city of Dushanbe – 2-3 points.
No casualties or damage were reported.
In addition, according to the Republican Center for Seismic Predictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan, the strength of tremors in the country was 4 points in Ferghana, Andijan, Namangan regions, 3-4 points in Tashkent, and 3 points in Samarkand.
In a previous post, An earthquake was again registered on the territory of Tajikistan on Thursday, said the head of the press center of the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) of the republic Umeda Yusufi.
« According to the Institute of Geology, Seismic Engineering and Seismology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, on February 23 at 13:01 local time, an earthquake was again recorded in the country. The earthquake’s epicenter was 380 km southeast of the city of Dushanbe, 86 km west of the Murgab district, and 45 km east from Lake Sarez, » she said.
According to her, the strength of the tremors in the epicenter was 5 points, and in the city of Khorog, 4 points. No casualties or destruction were recorded.
Earlier Thursday, Yusufi, citing the institute, reported that an earthquake was registered twice in Tajikistan at 05:37 and 05:55 local time. However, it was noted that there were no casualties or destruction.
