Three Earthquakes Strike Southern Kyrgyzstan Near Tajikistan Border

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Three Earthquakes Strike Southern Kyrgyzstan Near Tajikistan Border

Three earthquakes struck southern Kyrgyzstan near the border with Tajikistan early in the morning, with the strongest tremor registering a magnitude of 5.9 and an intensity of 5.5 at its epicenter.

According to preliminary data from the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, the first earthquake occurred at 3:34 a.m. (GMT+6), Qazinform News Agency reports.

Its epicenter was located approximately 14 kilometers northwest of Bor-Debe village, 20 kilometers southeast of Taldy-Suu and 110 kilometers southeast of Osh.

The tremors were felt with an intensity of around 5 in Bor-Debe, 4 in Taldy-Suu, Archa-Bulak and Sary-Mogol, and 3 in Daroot-Korgon and Nura.

A second earthquake was recorded at 3:44 a.m., registering a magnitude of 3.9 and an epicentral intensity of 3.5. Its epicenter was located about one kilometer southwest of Bor-Debe, where the tremors reached an intensity of 3.5.

The third earthquake struck at 4:50 a.m., with a magnitude of 4.7 and an epicentral intensity of 4.5.

Its epicenter was situated along the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, approximately eight kilometers southeast of Bor-Debe, 35 kilometers southeast of Sary-Tash and 126 kilometers southeast of Osh.

The third tremor was felt at an intensity of around 4.5 in Bor-Debe and 3.5 in Taldy-Suu, Sary-Tash, Kara-Kendik, Sary-Mogol and Nura.

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Three Earthquakes Strike Southern Kyrgyzstan Near Tajikistan Border

Three earthquakes struck southern Kyrgyzstan near the border with Tajikistan early in the morning, with the strongest tremor registering a magnitude of 5.9 and an intensity of 5.5 at its epicenter.