On Friday 2^nd of December, an earthquake was recorded in Mongolia's South Gobi (Umnugobi) province. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), there were some 20 shocks ranging in magnitude from 1.5 to 3.8.

NEMA officers evacuated more than 700 people to safety, including students of a local university and workers at the giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine.

Electrical power was also cut for several hours in the Tsogttsetsii Soum (district) as a result of the earthquake.