Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital Saturday morning

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2008, Asia-Plus  — A mild tremor measuring 2.0-3.0 on a 12-point scale shook Dushanbe Saturday morning, at 7:55 a.m., the Dushanbe seismological station said. The mild tremor, centered in the territory of Gorno Badakhshan, 350 kilometers southeast of Dushanbe, could be felt in some other regions of the country as well.   In […]

Victoria Naumova

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2008, Asia-Plus  — A mild tremor measuring 2.0-3.0 on a 12-point scale shook Dushanbe Saturday morning, at 7:55 a.m., the Dushanbe seismological station said.

The mild tremor, centered in the territory of Gorno Badakhshan, 350 kilometers southeast of Dushanbe, could be felt in some other regions of the country as well.  

In the epicenter, tremor’s magnitude was 4.0-5.0 on the Richter scale.  No injured or damage was reported, according to the source.         

This is the fourth tremor experienced in Tajikistan this month.    



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