Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Republican Center for Seismic Predictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that on 21 March 2023, at 21:47 Tashkent time (03/21/2023, 16:47 GMT), an earthquake occurred in Afghanistan.

Earthquake coordinates: 36.41 degrees north latitude; 70.98 degrees East. Magnitude M=6.6. Depth 220 km. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 561 km in a southeasterly direction.

The strength of tremors in the territory of Uzbekistan:

Surkhandarya region: 5-6 points, 342 km.

Ferghana region: 5 points, 447 km.

Syrdarya region: 5 points, 493 km.

Jizzakh region: 5 points, 496 km.

Andijan region: 5 points, 500 km.

Samarkand region: 5 points, 504 km.

Namangan region: 5 points, 514 km.

Kashkadarya region: 5 points, 532 km.

Tashkent: 5 points, 561 km.

Navoi region: 5 points, 639 km.

Bukhara region: 5 points, 684 km.

Khorezm region: 4-5 points, 1060 km.

Republic of Karakalpakstan: 4 points, 1184 km.