Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital Tuesday evening

DUSHANBE, January 2, 2013, Asia-Plus  — A mild tremor measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Tuesday evening, at 20:43 pm, according to the Dushanbe seismological station. 

Centered on Tajik territory some seven kilometers southeast of Dushanbe, the earthquake could be felt in some other regions of Tajikistan as well.  No injured or damage was reported, according to the source

The tremor’s magnitude at the epicenter was reportedly 3.0 on the Richter scale.

Earthquakes are frequent in Central Asia, a strategic and mineral-rich region of mountain and steppe between Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and China.

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