M4.7 earthquake near Shofirkon Shahri, Bukhara

What happened

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Gazli, Uzbekistan on 29 May 2019, 18:40 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Shofirkon Shahri, about 84 km away in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.