The epicenter of the quake was in Vanj district and the magnitude was 5.5 on the Richter scale, according to Tajikistan’s seismic monitor center.
In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event — whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans — that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments. An earthquake’s point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter refers to the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.
An earthquake in the southern mountainous region of Tajikistan on Saturday has destroyed at least 1,050 houses, but no human deaths were reported, said local officials.
Preliminary damage is estimate at about 1.5 million U.S. dollars, the deputy head of the district, Azimjon Shamsiddinov, told the Interfax News Agency.
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