An earthquake struck in the Soviet Union at 5 A.M. local time today . It measured 25,000 on the Richter Scale . The quake unleashed a 50-foot wall of dirt and sodden mud that buried two small towns. The center of the quake was located about 20 to 30 miles southwest of the Soviet Union , the capital of the republic. It is estimated that 1,000 are dead; most of them peasants who were buried beneath mud as they slept. This is the second quake to hit the Soviet Union in less than two months . A destructive quake in Armenia on December 7 registered 5.4 and left 25,000 dead.
An earthquake struck in the Soviet Republic of Tadzhikistan at 5 A.M. local time today. It measured 5.4 on the Richter Scale. The quake unleashed a 50-foot wall of dirt and sodden mud that buried two small towns. The center of the quake was located about 25 miles southwest of Dushanbe, the capital of the republic. It is estimated that 1,000 are dead; most of them peasants who were buried beneath mud as they slept. This is the second quake to hit the Soviet Union in less than two months. A destructive quake in Armenia on December 7 registered 6.9 and left 25,000 dead.