Kazakh seismologists record earthquakes in Tajikistan and China

Tengrinews.kz — Kazakh seismologists recorded two earthquakes, one in Tajikistan and the other in China. The first had a magnitude of 5.6, while the second reached 4.9.

The National Data Center reported this overnight on Wednesday, November 4.

According to its preliminary data, tremors occurred in Tajikistan at 2:33 a.m. Astana time (9:33 p.m. GMT). The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.6 and an energy class of K=13.

The earthquake in China was recorded at 1:19 a.m. Astana time (8:19 p.m. GMT). Its magnitude was 4.9 and its energy class was K=11. The epicenter coordinates were 44.37 degrees north latitude and 87.32 degrees east longitude. Based on the coordinates, the tremors occurred near Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

There is no information on whether either earthquake was felt in Kazakhstan.

On the night of October 29, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in China near the border with Kazakhstan. Another earthquake was recorded in the same area of China on the evening of October 28, with a magnitude of 5.1.