The epicenter of the earthquake was in the north of Afghanistan, its magnitude was 7.8 points. In Pakistan – 6.8 points.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was recorded in most of Pakistan. Its epicenter was in the north of Afghanistan – there the magnitude was 7.8 points. It also affected several neighboring countries: Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, and India. It was reported by the network of seismic stations ILANG LLP.
“The epicenter of the earthquake occurred in Afghanistan, the maximum magnitude was 7.8 points. Depth – 120 km,” said the report.
Witnesses said strong tremors, lasting at least 30 seconds, were felt across much of Pakistan.
An AFP correspondent in Rawalpind said “people are running out of their houses reading the Qur’an.” Similar reports came from the capital Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of the country.
Seismologists from the US Geological Survey said the quake also hit northeastern Afghanistan, he said.
In the south of Kazakhstan in the cities of Shymkent, Taraz, Almaty and the Turkestan region, the earthquake reached 3 points, noted in SOME.
As you know, on February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than seven points occurred in Turkey. The tremors, followed by thousands of aftershocks, were felt in 11 provinces of the republic and neighboring countries, with Syria suffering the most.
In addition, widespread flooding occurred in the provinces affected by the calamity.
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Source: korrespondent
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