Earthquake Hits Eastern Uzbekistan Near Border With Afghanistan

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the quake on May 12 struck 97 kilometers northwest of Termiz.

An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude has rocked the eastern part of Uzbekistan.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the quake on May 12 struck 97 kilometers northwest of Termiz, a city on the Uzbek-Afghan border with about 140,000 residents.

The quake had a depth of 10 kilometers, it added.

No casualties or damage have been reported so far.

Based on reporting by Reuters and TASS