Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 128 km depth15 Apr 04:11 UTC: First to report: NCS after 12 minutes.15 Apr 04:20: Now using data updates from GFZ15 Apr 04:24: Now using data updates from EMSC15 Apr 04:24: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 15, 2026 04:00:05 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 04:00 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth128 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.6374°N / 71.3985°EZaybak, Badakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Tajikistan 19 km (12 mi) away | Pakistan 28 km (17 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.6374°S / 108.602°WQuality37 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 1.9°C (35 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from ENEEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy31 minutes agoApr 15, 2026 04:00 GMT / Apr 15, 2026 04:00 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 36.6374 / 71.3985: 13 km WSW of Ashkāsham, AfghanistanSource: USGSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 10 km, NCS: 4.6 / 140 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22910988',36.63740,71.39850,'31 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 13 km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in AfghanistanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Ishqoshim, a town with 26,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 21 km (13 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 313 km (194 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry13 km (8 mi)NE of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan21 km (13 mi)NE of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan48 km (30 mi)E of epicenterShkhowr(pop: 454)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterJurm(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan89 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan138 km (86 mi)W of epicenterFarkhar(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan150 km (93 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan150 km (93 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan165 km (102 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan167 km (104 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan178 km (111 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan178 km (111 mi)S of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan185 km (115 mi)NW of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan198 km (123 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan201 km (125 mi)NW of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan201 km (125 mi)NW of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan202 km (126 mi)NW of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan204 km (127 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan213 km (132 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan224 km (139 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan225 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan227 km (141 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan231 km (143 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan242 km (150 mi)W of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)I: Not feltImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan244 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)I: Not feltMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan244 km (151 mi)NW of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan247 km (154 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan253 km (157 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)I: Not feltPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan258 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltParwanAfghanistan263 km (163 mi)SE of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan267 km (166 mi)NW of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan268 km (166 mi)NW of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan270 km (168 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)I: Not feltCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan299 km (186 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan309 km (192 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan313 km (194 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan318 km (197 mi)SW of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-04-15EpicenterAgency4.3± 0.11128 km80 mi±7.5 km04:00:05.90613 km WSW of Ashkāsham, AfghanistanEpicenter uncertainty: ± 7.4 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.610 km6.2 mi(*)03:59:54Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region39 km (24 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.6140 km87 mi04:00:0398km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan10.3 km (6.4 mi) epicenter difference with USGSNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.63± 0.1610 km6.2 mi(*)03:59:54.48±0.16sAfghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region40 km (25 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 11 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.3± 0.11128 km80 mi04:00:05.906±2.71sHINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 14 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.3128 km80 mi04:00:05afghanistan-tajikistan bord reg.0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSIRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Apr 15, 2026 04:00 am (Universal Time)31 minutes ago4.3128 km0 km - This quake90 km SE of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 355 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.7 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 161 quakes per year (or 13.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 279 quakes per year (or 23.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 344 quakes per year (or 28.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 354 quakes per year (or 29.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 days after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake had hit on Monday, Apr 13, 2026, at 04:24 am (GMT +4:30 local time) in 62 km (38 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 4.4 earthquake 60 km south of Fayzabad - Badakhshan, Afghanistan - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.5. It had occurred 3 years earlier, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023, at 09:17 pm (GMT +4:30 local time) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan:Mag. 6.5 earthquake 74 km southeast of Fayzabad - Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Mar 21, 2023 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.8. It had occurred 104 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921, at 08:36 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan:Mag. 7.8 earthquake 98 km south of Fayzabad - Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Nov 15, 1921 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 13, 04:24 am (GMT +4:30)4.4147 km62 km (38 mi) to the W 60 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT ITInfoApr 12, 04:29 am (GMT +4:30)4.4104 km44 km (27 mi) to the N 70 km east of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT ITInfoApr 11, 06:19 am (Kolkata)4.310 km34 km (21 mi) to the N 25 km north of Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan I FELT ITInfoApr 8, 04:35 am (GMT +4:30)4.3139 km52 km (32 mi) to the SW 54 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan 1 reportInfoApr 8, 01:04 am (Karachi)4.210 km56 km (35 mi) to the S PakistanInfoApr 3, 08:42 pm (GMT +4:30)5.8186 km50 km (31 mi) to the W 68 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 504 reportsInfoFeb 25, 04:12 pm (Dushanbe)5.4104 km38 km (24 mi) to the N 28 km north of Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 23 reportsInfoFeb 8, 09:50 am (GMT +4:30)4.6125 km15 km (9.1 mi) to the E Hindu Kush Region, AfghanistanInfoJan 25, 06:06 am (Kolkata)4.6103 km67 km (42 mi) to the NE 48 km northeast of Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 1 reportInfoNov 21, 2025 02:09 am (GMT +4:30)4.9111 km47 km (29 mi) to the S 55 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan 7 reportsInfoJan 11, 2024 01:50 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4204 km73 km (45 mi) to the W 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 86 reportsInfoMar 21, 2023 09:17 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5192 km43 km (26 mi) to the W 74 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 5510 reportsInfoApr 10, 2016 02:58 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5209 km25 km (15 mi) to the SW Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region 312 reportsInfoDec 7, 2015 12:50 pm (Dushanbe)7.111 km210 km (130 mi) to the NE Tajikistan 136 reportsInfoOct 26, 2015 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)7.5207 km47 km (29 mi) to the W 77 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoSep 17, 2010 11:51 pm (GMT +4:30)6.3220 km60 km (37 mi) to the W 77 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJan 4, 2009 12:53 am (GMT +4:30)6.6205 km63 km (39 mi) to the SW 79 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoDec 13, 2005 02:17 am (GMT +4:30)6.5225 km41 km (26 mi) to the SW 96 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoApr 6, 2004 01:54 am (GMT +4:30)6.6187 km36 km (22 mi) to the SW 78 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMar 3, 2002 04:38 pm (GMT +4:30)6.3209 km89 km (55 mi) to the W 78 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJan 1, 2002 12:28 pm (Dushanbe)6.3256 km92 km (57 mi) to the NE 89 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoJul 18, 2000 03:23 am (GMT +4:30)6.3141 km58 km (36 mi) to the SW 98 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMay 13, 2000 03:40 am (GMT +4:30)6.3108 km99 km (62 mi) to the SW Hindu Kush region, AfghanistanInfoNov 8, 1999 09:15 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5228 km19 km (12 mi) to the SW 89 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoFeb 20, 1998 04:48 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4236 km33 km (21 mi) to the SW 84 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMay 13, 1997 06:43 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5196 km48 km (30 mi) to the SW 85 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoAug 9, 1993 05:12 pm (GMT +4:30)7.0215 km55 km (34 mi) to the SW 86 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoAug 9, 1993 04:08 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4204 km65 km (41 mi) to the W 77 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 14, 1991 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)6.7213 km42 km (26 mi) to the SW 99 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 13, 1990 06:50 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4217 km60 km (37 mi) to the SW 80 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 29, 1985 12:24 pm (GMT +4:30)7.499 km67 km (42 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, 242 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoDec 31, 1983 04:22 am (GMT +4:30)7.4215 km66 km (41 mi) to the SW 84 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 30, 1974 09:42 am (GMT +4:30)6.5211 km65 km (40 mi) to the SW 87 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMar 14, 1965 08:23 pm (GMT +4:30)7.4208 km66 km (41 mi) to the SW 51 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJul 10, 1949 03:53 am (Universal Time)7.520 km287 km (178 mi) to the N 43 km northeast of Rasht, Districts of Republican Subordination, TajikistanInfoMar 4, 1949 10:19 am (Universal Time)7.5229 km63 km (39 mi) to the W 36 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoNov 14, 1937 03:28 pm (GMT +4:30)7.20 km82 km (51 mi) to the W 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoOct 13, 1924 04:17 pm (Universal Time)7.3205 km35 km (22 mi) to the SW 80 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoDec 6, 1922 06:25 pm (GMT +4:30)7.50 km82 km (51 mi) to the W 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoNov 15, 1921 08:36 pm (Universal Time)7.8240 km79 km (49 mi) to the SW 98 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 4, 1911 06:03 pm (GMT +4:30)7.60 km107 km (67 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, 203 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoFeb 18, 1911 06:41 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km212 km (132 mi) to the NE 128 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoJul 7, 1909 09:37 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km99 km (62 mi) to the W Hindu Kush region, AfghanistanInfoOct 6, 1902 09:15 am (Universal Time)7.2200 km82 km (51 mi) to the W 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]