An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 51 km north-north west of Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, APA reports citing ANI News.
The earthquake occurred at 01:37:44 (UTC 05:30) and hit Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, at a depth of 5.6 km, the USGS informed.
No casualties have been reported yet. Further details awaited.