Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan has experienced an earthquake with its epicenter in Tajikistan, the Republican Seismic Monitoring Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

According to the center, the earthquake occurred on 8 July 2024, at 18:04 local time in Tashkent.

The epicenter was located at coordinates 37.83 degrees north latitude and 68.14 degrees east longitude. The magnitude was recorded at 4, with a depth of 10 km.

The distance from the epicenter to Tashkent was 393 km in the southwest direction.

The seismic intensity in Uzbekistan’s regions is as follows:

• Shurchin district: 2-3 points, 28 km from the epicenter.
• Uzun district: 2 points, 37 km from the epicenter.
• Kumkurgan district: 2 points, 49 km from the epicenter.
• Altynsay district: 2 points, 53 km from the epicenter.