Earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan after series of quakes in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the MPV scale was registered southwest of Almaty, Kazinform reports.

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The epicenter of the earthquake was situated in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, 209 km southwest of Almaty city in Kazakhstan.

The quake hit at a depth of 5 km at 5:03 am Almaty time.

Earlier Kazinform reported that the Kazakh cities of Taraz and Shymkent as well as Turkistan region had felt tremors measuring 2-3 on the MPV scale of the quake centered in Tajikistan.

A series of earthquakes hit not only Tajikistan, but also several cities in Uzbekistan.