Two quakes jolt Central Asia

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The Network of Seismological Stations of the Kazakh Education Ministry has recorded two earthquakes on July 23, 2018, Kazinform reports.

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The first quake was centered 332 km southwards Almaty in the territory of China at 02:23:08 a.m. Almaty time. Its energy class is 10.1, MPV magnitude is 4.6.

The second one was recorded 519 km south-west away from Almaty in the territory of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. The MPV magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 20 km. its energy class is 10.0. No tremors were felt, the Network of Seismological Stations reports.