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4.6 magnitude quake hits Republic of Tuva

Rescue teams are checking populated settlements of the Ulg-Khem, Dzun-Khem and Chedi-Kholsky districts and the cities of Kyzyl and Shagonar

KRASNOYARSK, September 26 (Itar-Tass) — An earthquake measuring 4.6 points on the Richter scale hit the Republic of Tuva. No victims and destructions have been reported.

“The quake occurred at the territory of the Ulug-Khem district 18 kilometers south of Shagonar late on Sunday. Its weak tremors were felt in the capital of the republic – Kyzyl,” a spokesman for the Siberian regional centre of the Emergencies Ministry, Oles Yenin, said on Monday.

Rescue teams are checking populated settlements of the Ulg-Khem, Dzun-Khem and Chedi-Kholsky districts and the cities of Kyzyl and Shagonar.