NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted 49km ENE of Karakul, Tajikistan at 14:24:29 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 12.57 km, was initially determined to be at 39.2378 degrees north latitude and 74.0472 degrees east longitude.