According to the Kazakhstan National Data Center, an event with a magnitude of 3.3, class 7.3 (not felt), was registered at 06:44 in the Pavlodar region between Pavlodar and Ekibastuz (coordinates 51.56 75.93).
The head of the Emergency Situations Department, A. Kozhaiberdiev, and the akim of the Bayanaul district have traveled to the site.
As reported by LLP "Maikainzoloto", blasting operations were conducted on January 8 at 19:08. At the time of the incident, no blasting activities were ongoing.
"To verify the data on the recorded tremors, a visit was made to the location in the steppe zone, 15 km from the village of Maikain. Upon arrival, no changes were observed in the area; it remains a flat steppe zone, and the inspection confirmed no damages or consequences," the agency stated.
Earlier, it became known that the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwestern China had reached 126, with 188 injured.
The earthquake near the city of Shigatse – in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwestern China near the border with Nepal – was recorded on January 7, 2025, at 9:05 local time (6:05 Astana time). According to eyewitnesses, strong tremors were felt in Bihar, Assam, and West Bengal, causing residents to flee their homes in panic.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake's magnitude was 7.1. China's seismic center assessed the magnitude at 6.8.
Xi Jinping ordered the initiation of large-scale rescue operations.