DUSHANBE, June 28, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Associated Press reports a strong earthquake has hit southern Kyrgyzstan, but emergency officials say there are no immediate reports of any damage or injuries in the remote corner of the country.
The emergency situations ministry says the earthquake that struck at 5:17 p.m. on June 26 had a magnitude of 6.7 at its center and registered a magnitude of 4 in Osh, the nearest city.
The U.S. Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.3.
An earthquake with a magnitude over 6 is capable of causing severe damage.
The U.S. agency said the epicenter of the June 26 quake was 122 kilometers south of Osh and 27 kilometers south of Sary-Tash, a small town on the south side of the Alay Mountains, just north of Tajikistan.
Meanwhile, the Geological Control Committee at Kazakhstan''s Education Ministry a tremor measuring 5.3 hit the area near the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan on June 27.
The earthquake was reportedly felt in Kazakhstan''s southern cities of Almaty, Shymkent, and Taraz.
The Kazakh agency said that about a dozen aftershocks were registered across the region.
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