A 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Almaty, Kazakhstan, near the Kyrgyzstan border, at 11.22 local time. Hundreds of people in Almaty and its surroundings, including neighboring Kazakh cities, fled to the streets, and schools were dismissed. No casualties were reported.
The Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the earthquake occurred 31 kilometers south of Almaty at a depth of 10 kilometers below the surface.