Mild earthquake hits Uzbekistan

Mild tremors were felt in Uzbekistan on October 26 at 08:10, after an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit the border region of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring under the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

According to the RCSPM, the depth of the quake was 10 km, coordinates: 38.92 degrees north latitude; 70.99 degrees east longitude. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 292 km in the southeast direction.

The strength of tremors on the territory of Uzbekistan:

• Tashkent: 292 km, 2 points

• Namangan: 168 km, 3 points

• Andijan: 152 km, 3 points

• Fergana: 99 km, 4 points

• Gulistan: 276 km, 2 points

• Jizzak: 341 km, 2 points

• Samarkand: 411 km, 2 points