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The
earthquake struck the mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous
region which was earlier this month hit by a series of deadly
avalanches. Although sparsely populated, it is home to a large
lake, Sarez, which if disturbed could flood a vast area spanning
several countries.
Tajik authorities said there was no sign of the lake being
disturbed by the earthquake.
The epicentre was about 82 kms (50.95 miles) from the nearest
border with China and the earthquake was strongly felt in some
areas in China's western Xinjiang region, including Kashgar and
Artux, Chinese state television CCTV reported, putting its
magnitude at 7.2.
In the nearby Rushon district of Gorno-Badakhshan, a local
resident said many people rushed outside after being woken up by
the earthquake, which was followed by at least two aftershocks.
There were no reports of casualties either in Tajikistan or in
China. Power supply and communication remained normal in Kashgar,
state media Xinhua reported.
The Xinjiang railroad department called a halt to passenger
trains running on the Aksu to Kashgar section of the Southern
Xinjiang railway, state media said.
Local authorities were inspecting bridges, tunnels and signal
equipment, CCTV said.
(Reporting by Nazarali Purnazarov and Beijing newsroom; Editing
by Stephen Coates and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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