Earthquake hits 273km southeast of Almaty

The Seismological Stations Network of the Kazakh Ministry of Emergencies recorded an earthquake in the territory of China, Kazinform News Agency reports.

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The quake occurred on April 6, at 06:48 am, at a depth of 10 kilometers, some 273 kilometers southeast of Almaty.

Its energy class was 10.4 and MPV magnitude was 4.7.

The coordinates of the epicenter are 41.14° north latitude, 78.70° east longitude.

Earthquake perceptibility rate (on MSK-64 scale): no tremors were felt in the territory of Kazakhstan.