Earthquake with epicenter in Tajikistan shakes Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Republican Center for Seismic Predictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that on 23 March 2023, at 01:07 Tashkent time, an earthquake occurred in Tajikistan.

Earthquake coordinates: 39.39 degrees north latitude; 69.93 degrees East. Magnitude M=6. Depth 15 km. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 217 km in a southeasterly direction.

The strength of tremors in the territory of Uzbekistan:

Syrdarya region: 5 points, 157 km.

Ferghana region: 5 points, 192 km.

Jizzakh region: 5 points, 198 km.

Tashkent: 5 points, 217 km.

Namangan region: 4-5 points, 232 km.

Samarkand region: 4-5 points, 256 km.

Andijan region: 4-5 points, 257 km.

Surkhandarya region: 4 points, 335 km.

Kashkadarya region: 4 points, 363 km.

Navoi region: 4 points, 398 km.

Bukhara region: 4 points, 474 km.