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Earthquake occurs at Kyrgyz-Uzbek border -- US geol service
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Itar-Tass) - An earthquake with a magnitude of
6.2 occurred at the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on Tuesday at
23: 35, Moscow time, the US Geological Service reported.
The epicenter of the earth jolts was 42 km south-west of the Uzbek
city of Ferghana, the administrative center of the region of the same
name, while the focus of the temblor was at a depth of 9.2 km. There has
been no word about any victims or damage.
On October 5, 2008, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 at ground
level rocked Nura Village in Kyrgyzstan's south, killing 75 people,
injuring about 150, and destroying 95 percent of buildings in that
populated area.
6.2 occurred at the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on Tuesday at
23: 35, Moscow time, the US Geological Service reported.
The epicenter of the earth jolts was 42 km south-west of the Uzbek
city of Ferghana, the administrative center of the region of the same
name, while the focus of the temblor was at a depth of 9.2 km. There has
been no word about any victims or damage.
On October 5, 2008, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 at ground
level rocked Nura Village in Kyrgyzstan's south, killing 75 people,
injuring about 150, and destroying 95 percent of buildings in that
populated area.
