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An earthquake occurred today in Alay district, Osh region of Kyrgyzstan. Press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
According to it, the seismic station of the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan registered
tremors with the force of 3 points in the epicenter at 6.26 a.m. The focus was located
on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, on Trans Alai ridge. No injuries or damage were recorded.
As noted, this is the second consecutive earthquake in the area.
On July 20 at 6.55 p.m. there have been tremors with the force of 3.5 points in the epicenter. No victims and destruction were also recorded.
Comment: Yesterday too, a magnitude 4.3 hit
the country. Last month, a 6.4 hit Kyrgyzstan, and in December of last year, a 7.2. This comes a week after Merkel's
visit to the Central Asian nation, and the same day that the exhibition-fair making its way through the
Silk Road countries. On the border, Tajikistan just
arrested 2 individuals attempting to join Daesh, and Russia's military base has been put on
high alert.
Comment: Yesterday too, a magnitude 4.3 hit the country. Last month, a 6.4 hit Kyrgyzstan, and in December of last year, a 7.2. This comes a week after Merkel's visit to the Central Asian nation, and the same day that the exhibition-fair making its way through the Silk Road countries. On the border, Tajikistan just arrested 2 individuals attempting to join Daesh, and Russia's military base has been put on high alert.