Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Republican Center for Seismic Predictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that on 23 March 2023, at 07:53 Tashkent time, an earthquake occurred in Tajikistan. 

Earthquake coordinates: 39.37 degrees north latitude; 69.79 degrees East. Magnitude M=4.9. Depth 15 km. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 216 km in a southeasterly direction.

The strength of tremors in the territory of Uzbekistan:

Syrdarya region: 2-3 points, 152 km.

Jizzakh region: 2 points, 188 km.

Ferghana region: 2 points, 204 km.

Tashkent: 2 points, 216 km.

Namangan region: 2 points, 242 km.