Authorities in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, said on January 23 that eight people sustained injuries during an overnight earthquake that struck the nearby Kyrgyz-China border region. Three were rushed to hospital after jumping from second- and third-floor windows, and one remains hospitalized in serious condition. Five others were injured while fleeing their apartments. The magnitude of the earthquake that hit an area along the China-Kyrgyzstan border was 7 and was accompanied by four other earthquakes with a magnitude of around 5, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Eight People Injured In Earthquake Near Almaty
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