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Uzbek capital shaken by Afghan earthquake

Uzbekistan Materials 26 October 2015 15:39 (UTC +04:00)
Uzbekistan’s capital of Tashkent felt an earthquake, estimated at four points on Richter Scale, Oct. 26 at 14:10 local time (UTC/GMT +5 hours).
Uzbek capital shaken by Afghan earthquake

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 26

By Demir Azizov - Trend:

Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent felt an earthquake, estimated at four points on Richter Scale, Oct. 26 at 14:10 local time (UTC/GMT +5 hours).

Tremors lasted unusually long time - for about four minutes, causing the capital's residents run into the streets.

According to preliminary information, the earthquake's epicenter was in the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has said that the earthquake measured 7.7 on the Richter Scale.

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