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An earthquake occurred on the border between Russia and Kazakhstan

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In recent days, the whole world has been suffering from powerful earthquakes. On February 10, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia.

The earthquake occurred at 14:00 (Kyiv time) about 200 kilometers from the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.

Note that this is the second time this week in Kazakhstan experience tremors. Experts point out that this time the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Specialists classify this earthquake as weak, there were no reports of damage or casualties.

The whole world is “shaking” – if not a day, then a new natural disaster

It should be noted that tremors of magnitude 4.5 were recorded in Kyrgyzstan, and a volcanic eruption began on the Indonesian islands. As the Kazakh edition Altyn-Orda writes with reference to the COME network of seismic stations under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, an earthquake occurred in Kyrgyzstan at 11:24 am Almaty time.

Earthquake epicenter is located at a depth of 10 kilometers. There is no information about the sensitivity on the MSK-64 scale, as well as information about the victims and destruction.

Almost simultaneously, a volcano erupted on one of the Indonesian islands, the Indonesian agency reports. ANTARA. According to the National Center for Mitigation of Consequences of Volcanological and Geological Hazards (BNPB), we are talking about the island of Siau, where the Karangetang volcano is located.

We add that on February 6, a series of devastating earthquakes occurred in Turkey near the border with Syria. As of February 10, rescuers continue to eliminate the consequences of earthquakes. The emergency workers are clearing the rubble and trying to find survivors. According to the latest data, earthquakes have claimed the lives of more than 21 thousand people.

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