Earthquake recorded near Almaty

Earthquake recorded near Almaty

ASTANA, Sep 2 - Sputnik. On Saturday morning, at 07:06 Astana time, 253 km southeast of Almaty, seismologists recorded an earthquake. This is reported by the Seismological Experimental and Methodological Expedition (SEME).

According to the report, the energy class of the earthquake was 10.8, the magnitude MPV was 4.7. Information about perceptibility (according to the MSK-64 scale): no. According to seismologists, the epicenter of the earthquake is located on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan.

At the end of July, it was reported that the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan plans to improve earthquake monitoring, as the existing seismic stations "do not fully meet modern requirements."

It is planned to allocate 72.4 billion tenge for this.