According to reports in Russia and Tajikistan, about 20,000 people were left homeless Sunday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Tajikistan on Saturday. At 7:15 a.m. the quake shook Tajikistan's mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan province. The people were left homeless in the villages of Rog and Gishkon. 1,050 mud dwellings were destroyed. No fatalities were reported. The hardest hit was the Vanj district. A hospital, two schools, a recreation center and a prosecutor's office were destroyed about 249 miles southeast of Dushanbe. The U.S. Geological Survey classified the quake as 5.3 magnitude. The earthquake was centered 50 miles north of Korough and about 27.7 miles below the Earth's surface.
It is sad that a lot of people lost their homes. I hope that the people in the villages of Rog and Gishkon are all doing well and that their homes will be rebuilt quickly so they can all go on with their lives. It is truly sad that a hospital and schools were destroyed. It is also sad that a recreation center was destroyed because that would have been a place for the people who had lost their homes to stay while their homes were being rebuilt. I wonder what the magnitude of the quake was because the Russia and Tajikistan media said it was a 5.1 magnitude and the U.S. Geological Survey said it was a 5.3 magnitude quake. I hope that all the people will soon be in their homes again and everyone is all right.
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