Residents report magnitude-4 tremors in East Kazakhstan and Abai regions
Tengrinews.kz – People across several districts in East Kazakhstan and Abai regions felt tremors of up to 4 points on the MSK-64 intensity scale following an earthquake that struck on the afternoon of July 23, the Ministry of Emergency Situations has reported.
The earthquake occurred at 15:37 Astana time, with its epicenter located 793 kilometers northeast of Almaty.
According to the ministry's data, the intensity of the shaking in various settlements was as follows:
Kokpektinsky district (Kokpekty village) – 4 points, 55 kmSamarsky district (Samarskoye village) – 4 points, 66 kmZharmaninsky district (Kalbatau village) – 4 points, 70 kmUlan district (Kasym Kaisenov settlement) – 4 points, 72 kmUst-Kamenogorsk city – 4 points, 80 kmGlubokovsky district (Glubokoye village) – 3 points, 103 kmKurshim district (Kurshim village) – 3 points, 111 kmAltai district (Altai city) – 3 points, 138 kmRidder city – 3 points, 141 km
Katon-Karagay district (Ulken Naryn village) – 3 points, 145 kmShemonaiha city – 3 points, 162 km
Aksuat district (Aksuat village) – 3 points, 164 kmBorodulikha district (Borodulikha village) – 2 points, 200 kmTarbagatai district (Akzhar village) – 2 points, 203 kmAyagoz city – 2 points, 208 km
Semey city – 2 points, 210 km
Katon-Karagay village – 2 points, 224 kmAbay district (Karaaul village) – 2 points, 239 kmKurshim district (Buran village) – 2 points, 239 kmUrdzhar district (Urdzhar village) – 2 points, 248 kmKurshim district (Markakol village) – 2 points, 252 kmZhanasemei district (Zholaman settlement) – 2 points, 255 kmZaysan city – 2 points, 262 km
Makanchi district (Makanchi village) – 2 points, 275 kmBeskargay district (Beskargay village) – 2 points, 284 km
No injuries or structural damage have been reported as of yet.