DUSHANBE (TAJIKISTAN), July 10 ― An earthquake in Tajikistan killed five people, the Tajik emergency situations committee said today, with the epicentre of the quake 165 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Dushanbe.
The quake of magnitude 5.9 struck 27km (17 miles) east of Rasht in Tajikistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
It was at a depth of 40km and was also about 153km south east of Khujand, Tajikistan, according to the EMSC. ― Reuters
