Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 150 km depth28 Oct 07:16 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 8 minutes.28 Oct 07:16: Now using data updates from NCSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 28, 2026 07:07:39 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 12:07 pm (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.6Depth150 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.311°N / 72.194°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: Afghanistan 38 km (24 mi) away | Pakistan 63 km (39 mi) awaySeismic antipode37.311°S / 107.806°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky -5.7°C (22 F), humidity: 53%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy28 minutes agoOct 28, 2026 07:07 GMT / Oct 28, 2026 12:07 pm (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 37.311 / 72.194: Tajikistan, 147km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 150 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23470213',37.31100,72.19400,'28 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, Tajikistan, 147km E of Fayzabad, 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 TajikistanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Khorugh, a town with 31,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 60 km (37 mi) distance west 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, 329 km (205 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry42 km (26 mi)S of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan60 km (37 mi)W of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan83 km (52 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterRushon(pop: 4,030)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan91 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan116 km (72 mi)S of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan119 km (74 mi)W of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterVanj(pop: 2,640)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan145 km (90 mi)W of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan166 km (103 mi)S of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan183 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan204 km (127 mi)S of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan210 km (131 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan222 km (138 mi)W of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan223 km (138 mi)W of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan231 km (144 mi)W of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan236 km (146 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan242 km (150 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan244 km (152 mi)SE of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan245 km (152 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan247 km (154 mi)W of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan258 km (160 mi)S of epicenterDursh Khela(pop: 31,700)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan266 km (165 mi)W of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan279 km (173 mi)NW of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan282 km (175 mi)S of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan282 km (176 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan282 km (176 mi)SE of epicenterJaglot(pop: 27,000)II: Very weakGilgit, Gilgit-BaltistanPakistan287 km (178 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan299 km (186 mi)NW of epicenterYovon(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan300 km (186 mi)W of epicenterVakhsh(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan302 km (188 mi)S of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan303 km (188 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)II: Very weakKunduzAfghanistan311 km (194 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)II: Very weakDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan324 km (201 mi)NW of epicenterBoshkengash(pop: 23,700)II: Very weakDushanbeTajikistan327 km (203 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan329 km (205 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)II: Very weakDushanbeTajikistan388 km (241 mi)NW of epicenterMuchun(pop: 27,800)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan388 km (241 mi)NW of epicenterDalyoni Bolo(pop: 23,700)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan401 km (249 mi)NW of epicenterIstaravshan(pop: 273,500)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-28EpicenterAgency4.6150 km93 mi07:07:39Tajikistan, 147km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.6150 km93 mi07:07:39Tajikistan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with NCSRaspberryShake (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 4 km2 (2 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)Oct 28, 2026 12:07 pm (Kolkata)28 minutes ago4.6150 km0 km - This quake60 km E of Khorugh, Gorno-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 257 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.51 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 76 quakes per year (or 6.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 182 quakes per year (or 15.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 247 quakes per year (or 20.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 255 quakes per year (or 21.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 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