Dushanbe [Tajikistan], August 16 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck the Tajikistan on Wednesday according to National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The earthquake occurred at 2:56 am (IST), at the latitude of 37.72 and longitude of 72.12

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The depth of earthquake was registered at 95 km, as per NCS.

“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2, Occurred on 16-08-2023, 02:56:11 IST, Lat: 37.32 & Long: 72.12, Depth: 95 Km, Location: Tajikistan,” NCS said on Twitter.

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Further details are awaited.

Earlier in May, an earthquake of 4.3 magnitude stuck Tajikistan.

The depth of the earthquake was registered at 50 km. (ANI)

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