(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 4. A 5.3-magnitude
earthquake has struck near the Kazakh city of Almaty, Trend reports, referring
to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
According to the information, the epicenter of the tremors was
located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, 44 kilometers southeast of
Kazakhstan's Almaty.
The source of the earthquake was located at a depth of 14
kilometers.
No information was reported about the damage and casualties as a
result of the earthquake.
10:37 (GMT+4)
A strong earthquake has occurred in Kazakhstan's Almaty,
Trend reports,
referring to the posts on social networks written by city
residents.
In turn, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan
reported that the earthquake occurred at 11:22 local time.
"On March 4, preliminary at 11:22, a sensible earthquake
occurred in Almaty. The rate of the earthquake is to be specified,"
said the ministry.
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