Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that on 20 August 2024, at 16:01 local time, an earthquake occurred in Uzbekistan.

The epicenter was located in Uchkuprik district of Namangan Region. The coordinates of the earthquake are 40.96 degrees north latitude and 71.8 degrees east longitude. The magnitude was recorded at M=3, with a depth of 9 km. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 219 km in the southeast direction.