Strong earthquake felt in Uzbekistan

Today, June 26, an earthquake was felt in 12 regions of Uzbekistan. The Republican Center for Seismological Monitoring reported this.

According to the report, the earthquake occurred at 18:37. Its magnitude was 6.8, with a depth of 224 kilometers. The epicenter was in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, 499 kilometers southeast of Tashkent. Its coordinates were 36.84 degrees north latitude and 70.19 degrees east longitude.

The tremors were felt in Uzbekistan as follows:

• Surkhandarya region — 4-5 points, 261 kilometers from the epicenter;
• Fergana region — 4 points, 417 kilometers;
• Jizzakh region — 4 points, 417 kilometers;
• Samarkand region — 4 points, 421 kilometers;
• Syrdarya region — 4 points, 424 kilometers;
• Kashkadarya region — 4 points, 446 kilometers;
• Andijan region — 3-4 points, 477 kilometers;
• Namangan region — 3-4 points, 479 kilometers;
• Tashkent region — 2-3 points, 495 kilometers;
• Tashkent city — 2-3 points, 499 kilometers;
• Navoi region — 2 points, 554 kilometers;
• Bukhara region — 2 points, 597 kilometers.