Two earthquakes shake Tajikistan 40 minutes apart

The first quake hit the territory of Tajikistan, 601 southwest of Almaty city at 3:24 p.m. Almaty time. The earthquake measuring 5 on the MPV scale had a depth of 10 kilometers. The second quake measuring 5.5 on the MPV scale jolted Tajikistan at 4:04 p.m. Almaty time. Its epicenter was located 590 kilometers southwest of Almaty city and had a depth of 10 kilometers.