Tajikistan Shaken by Magnitude 5 Earthquake, No Casualties Reported

A significant earthquake struck Tajikistan, registering a magnitude of 5 on the seismic scale. The tremor occurred at 19:20 local time, according to the country's National Academy of Sciences. Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre had reported a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in neighboring Afghanistan. Fortunately, the earthquake in Tajikistan did not result in any destruction or loss of life, as confirmed by the country's emergency services. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, approximately 285 kilometers from the city of Khorog in Tajikistan. Residents of Khorog, the administrative center of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, felt the earthquake at a magnitude of 4-5, while those in the capital city of Dushanbe and Kulyab experienced a magnitude of 4, and in Khujand, it was felt at a magnitude of 3. The earthquake was also detected in Uzbekistan's Surkhandarya region. Despite the significant seismic activity in the region, Tajikistan's emergency services reported no casualties or damage from the earthquake.