Quake jolts 270 km away from Almaty

Kazakh seismologists recorded an earthquake, Kazinform News Agency reports. 

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The 4.5 M quake was centered 270 km southeast of Almaty in China. Its energy class is 8.9.

No tremors were felt in Kazakhstan. 

On January 29, a 5.6M earthquake struck Russia’s Lake Baikal.

 

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