M5 earthquake recorded near Tajikistan–Afghanistan border

The National Data Center of the Institute of Geophysical Research of the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan registered a 5.0-magnitude earthquake near the Tajikistan–Afghanistan border on Sunday at 00:03 a.m. Astana time, Kazinform News Agency reports.  

M5 earthquake recorded near Tajikistan–Afghanistan border
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The quake epicenter was located at a latitude of 37.44 degrees north and a longitude of 69.88 degrees east.

The energy class was 12.2.

M5 earthquake recorded near Tajikistan–Afghanistan border
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Earlier, it was reported that a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sindirgi district in western Türkiye's Balikesir province. 

 

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