According to The News, referring to the Office for Disaster Management, the earthquake, the epicenter of which was in the northeast of Afghanistan, was felt in Pakistan. Nine people died there.
The magnitude is estimated at 6.5. The hearth was located 50 km from the Afghan town of Ishkashim in Badakhshan province. The province borders with the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. Residents of Tashkent felt a strong earthquake. They were forced to leave their homes, fearing to be under the rubble.
In addition, the tremors were felt in India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.