Additional features
-
Night mode
SOCIETY | 15:05 / 29.06.2022
4872
1 min read
Mild tremors felt in Uzbekistan as magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Afghanistan
Mild tremors were felt in Uzbekistan on Wednesday at 09:30 after an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 hit Afghanistan, the Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring under the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
Earthquake coordinates: 36.4 degrees north latitude; 70.69 degrees east longitude. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 556 km in the southeast direction.
The strength of tremors in the Uzun district of Surkhandarya region was 2 points (296 km).
Earlier on June 21, a devastating earthquake shook Afghanistan, killing over 1.1 thousand people and injuring even more.
Follow Kun.uz news on Google News
+ SubscribeRelated News
17:17 / 10.06.2026
Regional security paradigm shifts as experts question role of Russian bases in Central Asia
11:43 / 09.06.2026
President Mirziyoyev sends condolences to Philippine President following devastating earthquake
08:20 / 26.05.2026
Uzbekistan sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
17:21 / 13.05.2026