Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 135 km depth28 Apr 13:23 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.28 Apr 13:29: Now using data updates from GFZI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 28, 2026 13:21:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Apr 28, 2026, at 01:21 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.45Depth135 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.723°N / 71.661°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: Afghanistan 4.2 km (3 mi) away | Pakistan 28 km (17 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.723°S / 108.339°WQuality32 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 16.1°C (61 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NWEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy10 minutes ago reported feltApr 28, 2026 13:21 GMT / Apr 28, 2026 01:21 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 36.723 / 71.661: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 135 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22953316',36.72300,71.66100,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region',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 TajikistanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Khorugh, a town with 31,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 86 km (53 mi) distance north 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, 324 km (201 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(*)RegionCountry4 km (3 mi)W of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan12 km (8 mi)W of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan23 km (14 mi)E of epicenterShkhowr(pop: 454)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan64 km (40 mi)NE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan75 km (47 mi)W of epicenterJurm(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan106 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan148 km (92 mi)S of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan169 km (105 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan170 km (105 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan190 km (118 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan190 km (118 mi)S of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan198 km (123 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan200 km (124 mi)NW of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan211 km (131 mi)NW of epicenterMu'minobod(pop: 12,000)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan211 km (131 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan212 km (132 mi)NW of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan215 km (134 mi)NW of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan218 km (135 mi)NW of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan225 km (140 mi)S of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan227 km (141 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan235 km (146 mi)W of epicenterPanj(pop: 8,020)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan235 km (146 mi)NW of epicenterSovet(pop: 8,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan236 km (147 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan238 km (148 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan243 km (151 mi)NW of epicenterTavildara(pop: 6,070)II: Very weakDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan243 km (151 mi)NW of epicenterAvzikent(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan249 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan254 km (158 mi)E of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan256 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan259 km (161 mi)SE of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan260 km (161 mi)NE of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan263 km (164 mi)SW of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)II: Very weakMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan277 km (172 mi)NW of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan282 km (175 mi)SW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakParwanAfghanistan291 km (181 mi)NW of epicenterYovon(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan294 km (183 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)II: Very weakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan310 km (192 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan324 km (201 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 2 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 1 report for this quake from Pakistan.It came from near Thal, a town with 29,000 inhabitants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 148 km (92 mi) distance south of the epicenter, Pakistan.This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.TranslateChitral (94.3 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsThal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan(Pop.: 29,331)148 km (92 mi)S of epicenterIV: Light shaking1Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for statistics.What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)IV: Light shaking194–94 km (59–59 mi)94 km (59 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare 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 GMT2026-04-28EpicenterAgency4.45± 0.28135 km84 mi±8.1 km13:21:00.24±0.9sAfghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionEpicenter uncertainty: ± 8.2 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.5135 km84 mi13:21:00Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Apr 28, 2026 01:21 pm (Universal Time)10 minutes ago4.5135 km0 km - This quakeGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMain 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 326 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.52 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 153 quakes per year (or 12.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 259 quakes per year (or 21.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 316 quakes per year (or 26.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 324 quakes per year (or 27 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake