Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 95 km depth8 Nov 03:03 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 13 minutes.8 Nov 03:03: Now using data updates from NCS8 Nov 03:05: Now using data updates from EMSC8 Nov 03:06: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 8, 2026 02:50:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 8, 2026, at 07:50 am (Asia/Dushanbe GMT +5)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth95 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.4508°N / 73.1675°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: China 59 km (37 mi) away | Kyrgyzstan 100 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode38.4508°S / 106.832°WQuality23 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds -14.9°C (5 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ESEEstimated 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 energy48 minutes agoNov 8, 2026 02:50 GMT / Nov 8, 2026 07:50 am (Dushanbe time)Lat / Lng: 38.4508 / 73.1675: 76 km WNW of Murghob, TajikistanSource: USGSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 90 km, NCS: 4.5 / 90 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23616301',38.45080,73.16750,'48 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 76 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan',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 Murghab, a town with 11,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 76 km (48 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 382 km (237 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(*)RegionCountry76 km (48 mi)SE of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan177 km (110 mi)SW of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan207 km (129 mi)N of epicenterNookat(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan220 km (137 mi)NW of epicenterKyzyl-Kyya(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakBatkenKyrgyzstan222 km (138 mi)NW of epicenterIradan(pop: 26,200)II: Very weakBatkenKyrgyzstan229 km (142 mi)NW of epicenterQuvasoy(pop: 96,900)II: Very weakFergana Uzbekistan233 km (145 mi)N of epicenterOsh(pop: 322,200)II: Very weakOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan236 km (147 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan246 km (153 mi)NW of epicenterFergana(pop: 299,200)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan249 km (155 mi)N of epicenterQuva(pop: 46,400)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan252 km (157 mi)N of epicenterKara Suu(pop: 26,600)I: Not feltOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan254 km (158 mi)N of epicenterJalolquduq(pop: 24,000)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan254 km (158 mi)N of epicenterQorasuv(pop: 33,000)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan255 km (159 mi)S of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)I: Not feltChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan256 km (159 mi)SW of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan256 km (159 mi)N of epicenterQo`rg`ontepa(pop: 25,900)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan256 km (159 mi)N of epicenterAsaka(pop: 62,200)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan257 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterMarg'ilon(pop: 253,500)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan258 km (160 mi)N of epicenterUzgen(pop: 49,400)I: Not feltOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan262 km (163 mi)N of epicenterXonobod(pop: 44,000)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan266 km (165 mi)N of epicenterOyim(pop: 32,800)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan266 km (165 mi)E of epicenterYengisar(pop: 31,100)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina267 km (166 mi)NW of epicenterRishton(pop: 34,800)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan269 km (167 mi)N of epicenterAndijon(pop: 747,800)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan269 km (167 mi)NE of epicenterKashgar(pop: 506,600)I: Not feltXinjiangChina269 km (167 mi)N of epicenterShahrixon(pop: 71,400)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan272 km (169 mi)SW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan273 km (170 mi)N of epicenterSuzak(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltJalal-Abad oblastKyrgyzstan278 km (173 mi)N of epicenterManas(pop: 123,200)I: Not feltJalal-Abad oblastKyrgyzstan282 km (175 mi)N of epicenterPaxtaobod(pop: 34,400)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan287 km (179 mi)NW of epicenterIsfara(pop: 274,000)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan290 km (180 mi)N of epicenterBazar-Korgon(pop: 41,000)I: Not feltJalal-Abad oblastKyrgyzstan295 km (183 mi)NE of epicenterArtux(pop: 285,000)I: Not feltKezilesu, XinjiangChina299 km (186 mi)S of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)I: Not feltGilgit-BaltistanPakistan300 km (186 mi)NW of epicenterQo'qon(pop: 259,700)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan311 km (193 mi)NW of epicenterNamangan(pop: 713,200)I: Not feltNamangan Uzbekistan311 km (194 mi)NW of epicenterBeshariq(pop: 96,900)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan312 km (194 mi)NW of epicenterKonibodom(pop: 211,100)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan382 km (237 mi)W 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 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 GMT2026-11-8EpicenterAgency4.395 km59 mi±9.4 km02:50:10.19776 km WNW of Murghob, TajikistanEpicenter uncertainty: ± 9.5 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.590 km56 mi02:50:10Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region11 km (7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.590 km56 mi02:50:10Tajikistan, 276km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan11 km (7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.395 km59 mi02:50:10.197±1.61sTAJIKISTAN0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 17 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.490 km56 mi02:50:1316 km (10.1 mi) epicenter difference with USGSPMD (National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Pakistan Meteorological Department)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)Nov 8, 2026 07:50 am (Dushanbe)48 minutes ago4.395 km0 km - This quake76 km NW of Murghab, 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 120 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.67 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 32.6 quakes per year (or 2.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 73 quakes per year (or 6.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 114 quakes per year (or 9.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 118 quakes per year (or 9.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake