Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — In the early hours of 6 October, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 occurred on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
According to the Seismological Service of Uzbekistan, the tremors were recorded at 01:29 Tashkent time.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Jalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan, at a depth of 10 kilometers, approximately 199 kilometers northeast of Tashkent (coordinates: 41.94°N, 71.43°E).
The strength of the tremors at the epicenter reached 7 points on the seismic scale, while in Uzbekistan the earthquake was felt much more weakly:
Namangan region — 3–4 points (106 km from the epicenter);
Andijan region — 3 points (144 km);
Fergana region — 2–3 points (176 km);
Tashkent — 2–3 points (199 km);
Syrdarya region — 2 points (275 km).
No reports of damage or casualties in Uzbekistan have been received.
