On the night of February 23, an earthquake occurred on the border of Tajikistan with China. Its magnitude, according to the Chinese Seismological Center, was 7.2 points.. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center initially rated it at 7.1 points, but subsequently reduced the figure to 6.8..

The epicenter of the earthquake was reportedly located at a depth of 20 km, about 82 kilometers from the border with China: 66 km from the Tajik village of Murghab and 272 km from the second most populous city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan..

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, shocks with a force of two or three points were also felt in Alma-Ata.

There are no reports of damage or casualties among the population yet..

Recall that in early February, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.8 points occurred on the border of Turkey and Syria.. At least 40,500 killed in Turkey. people, in Syria - at least 8.5 thousand. Human.

On the evening of February 20, several more shocks occurred near the border of Turkey with Syria, killing at least three people, 213 people were injured.