A 7.2 magnitude has hit Tajikistan near the border with China. The earthquake happened around 8:30 am local time, as reported by Chinese state television CCTV.
The epicentre was about 82 kilometres from the nearest Chinese border and was felt strongly in some areas of China's western Xinjiang region, including Kashgar, and Artux
officials did not report any casualties, and the power supply and communication channels have not been disrupted.
This earthquake comes just two weeks after a 7.8 magnitude hit Turkey and Syria, leaving over 47000 people dead and millions of others displaced without shelter. The united nation has asked for donations of over 125 billion shillings for the victims of the earthquake
According to a statement by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the funds would provide humanitarian assistance to 5.2 million people for three months.
Aside from food security, protection, education, water, and she, he added that the money would "enable relief organizations to rapidly scale up critical support," he added.
According to Ankara, the catastrophe has impacted more than 9 million people in Turkey.
In a statement announcing the flash appeal, Martin Griffiths, the UN's emergency relief coordinator, described the Turkish people's suffering as "unspeakable anguish."
Days after the first quake, an aftershock quake of magnitude 6.3 hit the country again, and the death toll from the latest quake has risen to 8. The earthquake was felt in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon, where schools and public services were closed on Tuesday to help people relax.
Rescue workers in Turkey have said that they are now moving toward a recovery effort because they believe that the time is running out for those who are still under the rubble
