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Kazakhstan hit with 5.4 magnitude earthquake: Interior Ministry

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 18, 2019, at 12:26 pm

#Kazakhstan #Earthquake

Almaty, Aug 18 (Sputnik): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Kazakhstan's Almaty Region on Sunday, a representative from the country's interior ministry told Sputnik.

"The earthquake's energy class was 12.8, magnitude — 5.4, depth — 5 kilometers [3.1 miles]," the representative said.

The earthquake occurred at 0507 hrs (23:00 GMT) and the epicenter was 145 kilometers northeast of the Kazakh capital.

No casualties or damage have so far been reported.

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