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.
No casualties or damage have so far been reported.