A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook Tajikistan as far as Kashmir


(PTI) Dushanbe, June 16, 2020, Tuesday

The quake was felt early in the morning in Jammu and Kashmir, India. However, its epicenter is 341 km from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Was located in the east-south east. The quake was so strong that Dushanbe recorded a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale. This was followed by a series of earthquakes around the world. In the last 24 hours, 53 earthquakes were recorded in the world.

The quake struck early in the morning at 7.00 am in Tajikistan. However, there were no immediate reports of injuries or severe damage. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake also shook Kashmir. The tremors were felt in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan. The quake was also caused by an earthquake in Tajikistan. In Pakistan, Peshawar, Mansehra, Swat, Deer Lower and Upper, Shangla, Swabi, Malkand, Naushera, Charsadda, Kohat, d. eye. The quake affected Khan and Bannu.

People who felt the shock of the earthquake came out of their houses in panic. There have been several earthquakes in India in recent times. Earlier, an earthquake shook Jammu and Kashmir at 4.36 am on Monday. Its intensity was 3.2 on the Richter scale.

An earthquake was also felt in Jammu and Kashmir on June 9. The quake, which struck at 8.16 am on June 9, had a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was reported at 14 km from Srinagar. 7 km north and south-east of Ganderbell. Was away.

In the last two months, eight earthquakes have shaken Delhi-NCR. The quake was felt in Gujarat at 12.57 pm on Monday with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale. A few hours later, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook the BJP. From Sunday to Monday, 14 earthquakes and aftershocks were felt in different parts of Gujarat.

The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported at 4.5 magnitude in Alaska, 4.9 magnitude in New Zealand, 4.7 magnitude in Japan, 5.3 magnitude on Solomon Islands and 5.4 magnitude in Turkey. The largest quake, measuring 4.2 to 4.7 on the Richter scale, was recorded in Japan in 24 hours.

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