Tajikistan Earthquake Kills Five: Emergency Committee

Tajikistan Earthquake Kills Five: Emergency Committee
This screenshot shows the location of an earthquake occured in east of Rasht in Tajikistan, on July 10, 2021. (Google Map/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)
Reuters
7/10/2021
Updated:
7/10/2021

An earthquake in Tajikistan killed five people, the Tajik emergency situations committee said on Saturday, with the epicenter of the quake 165 kilometers (102 miles) northeast of the capital city of Dushanbe.

The quake of magnitude 5.9 struck 27 km (17 miles) east of Rasht in Tajikistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

It was at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles) and was also about 153 km (95 miles) southeast of Khujand, Tajikistan, according to the EMSC.

By Shubham Kalia