Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan felt in parts of Uzbekistan

Askar Yakubov · 03:18, 11.05.2025 · Updated 03:31 · 2039 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Seismic tremors from an earthquake in Kyrgyzstan were felt in several regions of Uzbekistan.

According to the Republican Center for Seismic Monitoring, the earthquake occurred at 03:03 local time on 11 May in the Jalal-Abad region of the Kyrgyz Republic. The intensity at the epicenter measured 3.1 on the seismic scale.

Tremors were felt in the following areas of Uzbekistan:

Pakhtaabad District — 2–3 magnitude, 15 km from the epicenter;

Izboskan District — 2 magnitude, 20 km;

Uchkurgan District — 2 magnitude, 21 km.

The distance from the epicenter to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, was 263 kilometers to the southeast.

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