Earthquake tremors were felt in Tajikistan and Afghanistan on Thursday morning. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 6.8 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Tajikistan, 265 km from Faizabad in Afghanistan. According to the US Geological Survey, this earthquake was extremely powerful. According to USGS, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Tajikistan at 6:07 am. Its center was in the Gorno-Badakhshan province on the Afghan-China border. According to reports, the effect of the earthquake has been felt in the adjoining areas of China.