Earthquake hits in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 5 October, at 12:59 Tashkent time, an earthquake struck Afghanistan. This was stated in the message of the Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan.

Earthquake coordinates: 36.32 degrees north latitude; 66 degrees east longitude. Magnitude M = 6. The depth is 100 km. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 616 km in the southwest direction.

Strength of tremors on the territory of Uzbekistan:

Surkhandarya region: 3-4 points, 151 km.

Kashkadarya region: 3 points, 281 km.

Samarkand region: 2-3 points, 380 km.

Bukhara region: 2-3 points, 407 km.

Navoi region: 2 points, 424 km.

Jizzakh region: 2 points, 451 km.