Earthquake in Afghanistan felt in Uzbekistan

On April 19 at 11:47 AM, residents of Uzbekistan felt tremors from an earthquake that originated in Afghanistan, Nova24.uz reported. The epicenter was located in Badakhshan and had a magnitude of 5.5. The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent was 547 km to the southeast.

The earthquake was felt in various regions of Uzbekistan as follows:
• Surkhandarya region — 2–3 points, 336 km
• Fergana region — 2 points, 433 km
• Syrdarya region — 2 points, 479 km
• Jizzakh region — 2 points, 481 km
• Andijan region — 2 points, 488 km
• Samarkand region — 2 points, 492 km
• Namangan region — 2 points, 500 km
• Kashkadarya region — 2 points, 523 km

No damages or casualties have been reported so far. Experts note that such quakes usually produce mild tremors in neighboring countries.