6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Tajikistan, know more about the country which lies in active seismic belt
The earthquake struck the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region at a depth of 86 km (53.4 miles). (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 12:09 AM IST
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Tajikistan late Friday night. Strong tremors were felt across the north Indian subcontinent with tremors in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.
The earthquake struck the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region at a depth of 86 km (53.4 miles). The area of the epicenter is largely unpopulated mountain terrain, part of the mighty Pamir mountains. It is located in the Badakhshan National Park, part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in southeastern Tajikistan.