An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) at 2:14 AM local time on January 9.
According to the Geophysical Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, the earthquake’s epicenter was located 61 kilometers from the administrative center of Murgab district in GBAO.
The tremors there registered at the magnitude of 5.3. However, Tajik seismologists did not report the intensity of the tremors in other regions of the country.
Residents of Dushanbe reported feeling the tremors, which lasted only a few seconds, on social media. There have been no reports of damage or casualties.
It’s worth noting that in April of last year, a 5-6 magnitude earthquake, which occurred on the northeast of Tajikistan, on April 13, caused extensive damage. In the Rasht and Tajikobod districts, 94 residential homes were completely destroyed, and dozens of other buildings sustained partial damage.
