Second quake strikes near Almaty city today

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the MPV scale has been recorded not far from Almaty city today.

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The quake jolted the border of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, 451 kilometers southwest of Almaty city.

It hit at the depth of 5 kilometers at 9:19 a.m. Almaty time.

This is the second earthquake in the Central Asian region this morning. Earlier the quake shook Kyrgyzstan.