Earthquake Occurs in Afghanistan

An earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan was also felt in Uzbekistan. This was reported by the Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring.

According to the report, the earthquake occurred today, April 16, at 04:14 a.m. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.3, with a seismic intensity of 4 at the epicenter.

It was felt in the following regions of Uzbekistan:

• Surkhandarya region — 4 points

• Fergana region — 3 points

• Samarkand region — 3 points

• Jizzakh region — 3 points

• Syrdarya region — 3 points

• Kashkadarya region — 3 points

• Andijan region — 3 points

• Namangan region — 3 points

• Tashkent city — 2 points

For reference, another earthquake occurred in Afghanistan at 04:28 a.m. It had a magnitude of 4.2. This second quake was not felt in Uzbekistan.