Tajikistan Magnitude Earth Quake: No Injuries, Damage
According to authorities, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck early on Thursday near China's far western Xinjiang region in a sparsely populated, rural area of Tajikistan. No one was hurt, and no property was harmed. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicentre was 20 kilometres (12 miles) below earth and located 67 kilometres (41 miles) west of Murghob, Tajikistan. High in the Pamir Mountains, Mughrob—which has a population of a few thousand—is the district capital. In certain sections of Kashgar prefecture and Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, the tremor was felt powerfully across the border, although no casualties or property damage have yet been recorded, according to official television CCTV, which cited local information officers. According to China's Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and was 10 kilometres deep (6 miles) deep.Several agencies' measurements frequently vary. Later on Thursday morning, there were five aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 4.6 to 5.0; according to Tajikistan's official Khovar agency, these earthquakes' epicentres were also west of Murghob. According to Umeda Yusufi, a spokesman for the Tajik State Emergencies Committee, a second magnitude-five earthquake was felt in the early afternoon 86 kilometres (53 miles) west of the capital. Neither mentioned any accidents or damage.
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