Baku, Azerbaijan, April 13. A three-year-old
child died in one of the villages of the Rasht district of
Tajikistan as a result of an earthquake that occurred in the
republic at 09:24 local time, Trend reports citing the Crisis Management Center of
the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the
government of the republic.
“In one of the villages of the Rasht district, as a result of
the collapse of the wall of a residential building, one child was
under the rubble, and he died. According to preliminary data, 17
houses were partially damaged in four villages of the Rasht
district. In the epicenter of the earthquake – the Rasht district –
the strength of the tremors was 5 points, in Dushanbe – 3 points,”
the statement said.
Today an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 occurred in
Tajikistan. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 170
kilometers south of the city of Khujand. The epicenter of the
tremors was at a depth of 15 kilometers.