There were more reports of a magnitude 9 earthquake. How true is this? (video) 

A video about the occurrence of a 9-point earthquake in the territory of Uzbekistan was circulated on the Telegram social network this week.  The Cyber Security Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs gave an official response to this. 

It is noted that today, on 28 March, a video message was circulated on the Telegram social network, saying that a 9-point earthquake may occur in the territory of Uzbekistan this week.  The person in the video warned that a magnitude 9 earthquake will occur in Uzbekistan this week and urged people to be careful. 
According to the Cyber Security Center, the statements made in the video are false.  The center also urged people not to believe such reports.

"Don't be fooled by fake news, follow our channels to get detailed information!", the center said. 

It should be recalled that earlier QALAMPIR.UZ received information from industry experts about the possibility of strong earthquakes occurring in Uzbekistan shortly.  In it, the expert noted that anomalous events that could cause strong earthquakes in Uzbekistan are not expected.  It was also said that no country can predict the exact time of an earthquake. 

Earlier, a list containing the names of 359 cities with earthquakes of up to 9 points was distributed, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations rejected this information. 
An earthquake occurred in Afghanistan on 21 March of this year at 21:47 p.m. Tashkent time.  This earthquake was also felt in the regions of Uzbekistan and was 5-6 points. 

Also, on 23 March at 1:07 a.m., an earthquake was recorded in Uzbekistan.  According to the report of the Republican Center for Seismoprognostic Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the epicenter of this earthquake was 217 km southeast of Tashkent, in Tajikistan.  The magnitude of the earthquake in Tashkent was 5 points.