Earthquake hits near Tekeli in Zhetysu region

An earthquake was registered 50 kilometers southeast of Tekeli in Kazakhstan’s Zhetysu region, Qazinform News Agency reports.

photo: QAZINFORM

According to operational data from the National Data Center of the Institute of Geophysical Research at the National Nuclear Center, the tremor occurred on April 4, 2026, at 12:40 p.m. Astana time (07:40 GMT).

Epicenter coordinates: 44.78° N latitude, 79.66° E longitude

Magnitude: mb = 3.7

Energy class: K = 8.6

Earlier, it was reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale struck several regions of Pakistan, including the capital, Islamabad.