Kazakhstan Hit by 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake - Interior Ministry

ALMATY (Sputnik) - A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Kazakhstan's Almaty Region on Sunday, a representative from the country's interior ministry told Sputnik.

"The earthquake's energy class was 12.8, magnitude — 5.4, depth — 5 kilometres [3.1 miles]", the representative said.

The earthquake occurred at 5:07 a.m. (23:00 GMT) and the epicentre was 145 kilometres northeast of the country's largest city Almaty.

M4.3 - 23km WNW of Zharkent, Kazakhstan
Mag: 4.3
Depth: 26.16km
Date-Time: 2019-08-17 23:07:48 UTChttps://t.co/sqbJktSvwl#USGS #Earthquake #Kazakhstan pic.twitter.com/h1wm6ArFdw

— World Earthquakes on the Map (@MapQuake) 17 августа 2019 г.

​No casualties or damage have so far been reported.