A magnitude-6.2 temblor centered in neighboring Kyrgyzstan hit shortly after midnight in a mountainous area some 22 miles (35 kilometers) away from the eastern Uzbek city of Ferghana, which has a population of more than 200,000. Thirteen people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit Uzbekistan#39;s heavily populated Ferghana Valley region early Wednesday, emergency officials said. Uzbekistan#39;s Emergency Services Ministry said in a statement that of the 86 people being treated for inj
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Uzbekistan earthquake 2011
