On March 23, after two o’clock in the morning, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 occurred in the territory of Tajikistan.
According to the information released by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the earthquake was felt up to magnitude 5 in the cities of Suluktu and Razzakov of Batken region, and up to magnitude 4 in the city of Batken. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or damage from the earthquake.
The Tajik service of RFE/RL, relying on the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, reported that a 5.9-magnitude earthquake was registered at the local time. On Monday, it was reported that the residents of the apartment buildings went out.
The earthquake was repeated in the morning.
At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday evening. This was reported by the Reuters agency based on government officials.
At least nine people were killed and 44 injured, according to official figures in northwestern Pakistan. At least four people died and 50 were injured in Afghanistan, according to the representative of the Ministry of Health of the “Taliban” government.
A number of houses and buildings were also damaged in both countries.
The strength of the earthquake at 22:47 Bishkek time on March 21 was felt in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and India.
Last year, more than a thousand people died in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. (KE)