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Seismologists Record 2-Magnitude Earthquake Near Almaty, Kazakhstan

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On April 10th at 19:56, seismologists detected an earthquake with a magnitude of 2. The epicenter was located 484 km southeast of Almaty in China, with an energy class of 13.6 and a magnitude MPV of 6 at a depth of 10 km.

The seismic intensity data (on the MSK-64 scale) reported 2 points in Almaty and 3 points in the Kegen and Raiymbek districts. Earlier on April 7th, residents and visitors in Almaty had also felt a 2-magnitude earthquake.