Quite a strong tremor jolts Tajik capital on Sunday

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus  — Quite a strong tremor measuring 4.7 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Sunday (May 10) night, at 10:34 p.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station. Centered in the territory of Uzbekistan, some 95 kilometers to the southwest of Dushanbe, the quake could be felt in some other regions of […]

Avaz Yuldoshev

DUSHANBE, May 11, 2009, Asia-Plus  — Quite a strong tremor measuring 4.7 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe Sunday (May 10) night, at 10:34 p.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

Centered in the territory of Uzbekistan, some 95 kilometers to the southwest of Dushanbe, the quake could be felt in some other regions of the country as well, the source said, noting that no injured or damaged was reported. 

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