8 people were injured as a result of the earthquake in Almaty. This was reported by TASSReferring to the Almaty Health Department.
According to the ministry, all victims were taken to city hospitals.
The statement said, “3 people were injured when they jumped from the second and third floors of the residences.”
The Ministry stated that after the investigation, two of the three victims were sent for outpatient treatment. Doctors consider the third patient’s condition serious and he is hospitalized. According to the ministry, five more people were injured while running away from home. They were provided with all necessary medical care. Later, the five victims were sent for outpatient treatment.
January 23 on the border of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan there was an earthquake magnitude 6.7.
According to the information obtained, the epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 0.09 local time (21.09 Moscow time), is located 264 km southeast of Almaty, at a depth of 65 km.
The intensity of the earthquake in Almaty reached 5 points. The earthquake was also felt in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Thus, in Bishkek the strength of the tremors was 4 to 5 points, and in Tashkent – 3 points.
Tengrinews reported that aftershocks occurred in Almaty 36 minutes later.
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