An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude occurred in Tajikistan at around 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT), at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), Chinese state television CCTV reported on Thursday (February 23), citing the China Earthquake Networks Centre.
Power supply and communication remained normal in Kashgar, state media Xinhua reported.
According to the Republican Center for Seismic Predictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan, tremors were felt in almost all regions of Uzbekistan. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 147 km. Its distance from Tashkent was 435 km in a southeasterly direction.
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