Uzbekistan hit by 5.0-magnitude earthquake

An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude has been registered on the territory of Uzbekistan, the country’s Emergencies Ministry reported.

According to it, the earthquake occurred at 03:57 local time (22:57 GMT). The epicenter was located 1,195 km southwest of Almaty, the depth of the epicenter was 15 km.

There was no information about casualties or damage.