Strong tremor shakes Tajikistan today morning

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus  — Quite a strong tremor jolted Tajikistan today morning.   Tremor measuring 4.0 on a 12-point scale hit Dushanbe today at 9:24 a.m., according to the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES). The source at a CES said that the quake’s epicenter was in the Khatlon province, some 122 kilometers to the […]

Victoria Naumova

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus  — Quite a strong tremor jolted Tajikistan today morning.  

Tremor measuring 4.0 on a 12-point scale hit Dushanbe today at 9:24 a.m., according to the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES).

The source at a CES said that the quake’s epicenter was in the Khatlon province, some 122 kilometers to the southeast of Dushanbe and its magnitude in the epicenter was 6.0 on the 12-point scale.  No damage or injured was reported, according to the source.    

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