On the morning of February 23, 2023, several earthquakes were registered in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. Photo: Internet The press center of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan reports that several earthquakes occurred in the country on February 23. The first tremors were recorded at 5:37 local time, […]
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On the morning of February 23, 2023, several earthquakes were registered in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
Photo: Internet
The press center of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan reports that several earthquakes occurred in the country on February 23.
The first tremors were recorded at 5:37 local time, with the epicenter located at a depth of 20.5 km, 67 kilometers west of the center of the Murghob district and 30 km east of Lake Sarez. The magnitude at the epicenter was 6.8 on the Richter scale.
After the earthquake, aftershocks were felt. At 5:55, another earthquake occurred with an epicenter 86 kilometers west of the center of Murghob, measuring 5.0 in magnitude at a depth of 10 km.
It is reported that there were no casualties or damage registered.
However, Reuters, citing Chinese television channels, reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was in the village of Alichuri in the Murghob district, with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.
The Committee for Emergency Situations of Tajikistan stated that the intensity of the earthquake in Khorog was 5-6 points, while in the city of Dushanbe it was 2-3 points.
In southern Tajikistan, the earthquake was hardly felt. Some residents of the southern regions of the country reported on social media that they felt nothing.
Photo: Internet