Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Republican Center for Seismic Predictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that an earthquake occurred on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 17 April at 14:35 local time.

Epicenter: Bukhara region, Peshkun district. Earthquake coordinates: 40.43 degrees north latitude; 63.46 degrees East. Magnitude M=3.5. Depth 15 km. 

The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 493 km in a southwestern direction.