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Kyrgyz Earthquake Felt in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Region

Kyrgyz Earthquake Felt in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Region
Kyrgyz Earthquake Felt in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Region

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck Kyrgyzstan on the evening of 14 July and was felt in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Region, the Republican Centre for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring under Uzbekistan's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The tremor was felt at an intensity of two on the seismic scale in the Ferghana Region.

According to the Centre, the earthquake occurred at 23:37:40. The epicentre was located near the city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The epicentre was 266 kilometres southeast of Tashkent and about 31 kilometres from Uzbekistan's Ferghana Region.

The earthquake's epicentre was located at 40.36 degrees north latitude and 72.14 degrees east longitude.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.