Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Strikes Uzbekistan

Today, an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was recorded in the eastern part of Uzbekistan. This information was reported by TASS, citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located 18 km south of the city of Fergana, with a depth of 2 km.

According to data from the seismic forecasting monitoring center affiliated with the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. The agency's statement detailed that on December 26 at 15:28 Tashkent time (14:28 Yerevan time), a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan, occurring at a depth of 10 km, 238 km southeast from Tashkent.

It was also noted that the intensity of the tremors reached 6 on the Richter scale in Fergana, 4 in Andijan and Namangan, while Tashkent and other cities in the republic experienced tremors of 2.