<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 51 km north-north west of Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Navobod is a town in Tajikistan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The earthquake occurred at 01:37:44 (UTC 05:30) and hit Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, at a depth of 5.6 km, the USGS informed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The earthquake's epicentre was 39.452°N and 69.953°E, respectively.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No casualties have been reported yet. Further details awaited. (ANI)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>