Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Strikes Tajikistan-China Border Region (Update)

After the First Earthquake, a Magnitude 4.5 Aftershock Follows

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo Yoo-jin] A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the border area between China and Tajikistan in Central Asia.

At around 8:37 a.m. on the 23rd, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in the area of Tajikistan adjacent to China, according to Chinese state-run CCTV and other authorities.

The epicenter of this earthquake was located within Tajikistan, about 82 km away from the Chinese border, at 37.98 degrees north latitude and 73.29 degrees east longitude.

The depth of the epicenter was 10 km, and strong tremors were felt in Kashgar and Artux in western Xinjiang, more than 100 km away from the earthquake site, foreign media reported.

According to the China Earthquake Network Center, 20 minutes after the initial earthquake, at 8:57 a.m., a magnitude 4.5 aftershock occurred in Tajikistan (epicenter at 38.12 degrees north latitude, 73.31 degrees east longitude, depth 10 km).

It has not yet been confirmed whether there were any casualties from this earthquake.

Meanwhile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the magnitude of this earthquake as 7.1 but later revised it to 6.8.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced that the magnitude of this earthquake was 6.8 and that the area is very sparsely populated.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.