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Kazakhstan’s Almaty shakes, as 6.7-magnitude quake hits

Kazakhstan’s Almaty shakes, as 6.7-magnitude quake hits
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Tuesday, 23 January, 2024, 09:48

The earthquake in Almaty was measured 6.7 on the scale, Kazakhstan's Emergency Situations Department said, Trend reports.

China, near the borders with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, just experienced a magnitude 7 earthquake, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

The epicenter was 121 km west of the Chinese county Aksu and 270 km southeast of Kazakhstan’s Almaty, with a depth of 9 km.

Kazakhstan’s Almaty shakes, as 6.7-magnitude quake hits