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A Quake of 4.2 Magnitude Shakes Tajikistan

 A Quake of 4.2 Magnitude Shakes Tajikistan


The earthquake struck in 37.72 degrees latitude and 72.12 degrees longitude at 2:56 in the morning (IST).


Dushanbe: The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reports that an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred on Wednesday in Tajikistan.

The earthquake struck in 37.72 degrees latitude and 72.12 degrees longitude at 2:56 in the morning (IST).


According to NCS, the earthquake's depth was 95 kilometres.


"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2, Occurred on 16-08-2023, 02:56:11 IST, Lat: 37.32 & Long: 72.12, Depth: 95 Km, Location: Tajikistan," NCS reported on Twitter.


More information is awaited.


A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Tajikistan earlier in May.


The earthquake's depth was measured at 50 kilometres.


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