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Quakes jolt Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

3 February 2017 13:01 (UTC+04:00)
Quakes jolt Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Turkmenistan, 170 kilometers southeast Tashkent, according to data from the Tashkent seismic station.

Tremors were felt in Uzbekistan at 9:37 (GMT +5 hours) on February 3.

The power of the tremors in Tashkent was equal to 2 points and in Almalyk – to 2-3 points.

According to the data from the Uzbek Ministry of Emergency Situations, a quake of magnitude 4.2 happened at 23:35 Feb. 2 in the Uzbek Jizzakh province, 204 kilometers to the west from Tashkent.

The power of the tremors in Jizzakh and Samarkand was 2 points and in Tashkent – 1 point.

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