An earthquake with a force of 2 points was felt in the Surkhandarya region
On the morning of October 1, underground tremors with a force of 2 points were registered in the Surkhandarya region. This was reported by the Republican Center for Seismopredictive Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
According to the seismologists, the earthquake occurred at 06:29 (06:29:19 according to UzDaily). Its epicenter with coordinates 35.99 degrees north latitude and 68.56 degrees east longitude was located in the Afghan province of Baglan at a depth of 128 kilometers. The magnitude at the epicenter was 5.
The distance from the epicenter to the Surkhandarya region was approximately 180 kilometers, and to Tashkent - 589 kilometers in a south-westerly direction. In other regions of the republic, no aftershocks of the underground tremors were recorded.
Sources
- Podrobno.uz: Жители Сурхандарьинской области ощутили землетрясение с эпицентром в Афганистане media outlet
- Upl.uz: В Узбекистане ощутили отголоски землетрясения из Афганистана media outlet
- UzDaily: Землетрясение в Афганистане ощущалось в Узбекистане media outlet
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Published 1 October 2026, 11:46 · No updates · Russian original
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