DUSHANBE, August 4, 2010, Asia-Plus — An earthquake of slight intensity, measuring 2.3 on a 12-point scale, was felt in Dushanbe Tuesday night, at 21.26 pm, according to the Dushanbe seismology station.
The source said the epicenter of the earthquake was some 68 kilometers southeast of Dushanbe and in the epicenter, the intensity of the tremor was 5.5.
The Geophysics Service at the Russian Academy of Sciences reports the tremor occurred at a depth of 33 kilometers.
The quake could be felt in some other regions of Tajikistan as well. The tremor measuring 4.0 was felt in Roghun and intensity of the tremor felt in Norak was 3.4, the Dushanbe seismology station reported.
No injury or damage was reported, according to the source.
