I didn’t even consider that Kyrgyzstan was prone to earthquakes when I decided to move here. I don’t know if that would have changed my mind, but a lot of rumors (and some legitimate warnings) seem to be floating around now that “the big one” will strike in the next year or so. There was …
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earthquake in Bishkek
There was an earthquake last Friday, March 18th. Oh, did you not feel it? It wasn’t so big, but enough that as I was laying in bed at that moment, I could feel my bomb-shelter-esque concrete apartment building swaying and rocking. (After Friday, I don’t think I’ve ever received so many complements on the sturdiness …