An earthquake shakes several cities of Uzbekistan

Askar Yakubov · 09:07, 26.10.2020 · Updated 18:05 · 342 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- The Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that on 26 October at 08:10 Tashkent time, an earthquake occurred in the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border region.

Coordinates: 39.49 degrees north latitude; 71.75 degrees east longitude. Magnitude M = 4.9. Depth 10 km. Distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 292 km in the southeast direction.

Strength of tremors on the territory of Uzbekistan:

Tashkent: 292 km, 2 points

Namangan: 168 km, 3 points

Andijan: 152 km, 3 points

Ferghana: 99 km, 4 points

Gulistan: 276 km, 2 points

Jizzakh: 341 km, 2 points

Samarkand: 411 km, 2 points

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