ALMATY: An earthquake jolted Kazakhstan’s biggest city of Almaty on Monday, sending dozens of people scurrying to safety outdoors as sirens went off.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region

The quake of magnitude estimated at about 5 in Almaty by Kazakhstan’s emergencies ministry, was also felt in Bishkek, the capital of neighbouring Kyrgyzstan.