Two earthquakes hit southwest of Almaty hours apart

ALMATY. KAZINFORM – Two earthquakes hit southwest of Almaty on Tuesday evening, Kazinform reports.

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The first one measuring 4.2 on the MPV scale was recorded in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, 244 km southwest of Almaty.

It hit at a depth of 15 km at 19:31 pm Almaty time.

The epicenter of the second earthquake measuring 5.3 on the MPV scale was located in the territory of Afghanistan.

It stroke 845 km southwest of Almaty at a depth of 30 km at 23.15 pm Almaty time.