Overview

• The earthquake struck at about 1:28 am local time at a shallow depth near the Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan border, according to EMSC.
• EMSC placed the epicentre roughly 77 kilometres south-southeast of Taraz, Kazakhstan, with a depth of about seven kilometres.
• The initial magnitude estimate of 5.7 was revised to 5.5 following further analysis by seismological agencies.
• Local officials reported no immediate casualties or significant damage, and evaluation of affected areas continues.
• Separate events included a magnitude 4.5 quake in Pakistan reported by India’s National Center for Seismology and a magnitude 6 off Honshu, Japan, reported by GFZ.