Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 129 km depth24 May 13:00 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 24, 2026 12:52:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 24, 2026, at 12:52 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.52Depth129 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.279°N / 72.051°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: Afghanistan 40 km (25 mi) away | Pakistan 63 km (39 mi) awaySeismic antipode37.279°S / 107.949°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Estimated 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 energy8 minutes agoMay 24, 2026 12:52 GMT / May 24, 2026 12:52 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 37.279 / 72.051: TajikistanSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23030885',37.27900,72.05100,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, 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 Khorugh, a town with 31,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 50 km (31 mi) distance northwest 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 Afghanistan, Kabul, 401 km (249 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(*)RegionCountry43 km (27 mi)SE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan50 km (31 mi)NW of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan81 km (50 mi)SW of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan113 km (70 mi)S of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan117 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan160 km (100 mi)S of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan197 km (123 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan201 km (125 mi)S of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan210 km (131 mi)W of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan212 km (132 mi)W of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan220 km (137 mi)W of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan229 km (142 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan231 km (144 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan231 km (144 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan235 km (146 mi)W of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan252 km (157 mi)SE of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan255 km (159 mi)W of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan256 km (159 mi)S of epicenterDursh Khela(pop: 31,700)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan270 km (167 mi)NW of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan279 km (174 mi)S of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan280 km (174 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan288 km (179 mi)W of epicenterVakhsh(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan289 km (179 mi)NW of epicenterYovon(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan290 km (180 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)II: Very weakKunduzAfghanistan295 km (183 mi)W of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan296 km (184 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan302 km (187 mi)W of epicenterKolkhozobod(pop: 18,500)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan302 km (188 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan302 km (188 mi)S of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan309 km (192 mi)W of epicenterMoskovskiy(pop: 22,100)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan314 km (195 mi)NW of epicenterBoshkengash(pop: 23,700)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan319 km (198 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan324 km (201 mi)SW of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan337 km (209 mi)NW of epicenterHisor(pop: 24,000)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan340 km (211 mi)N of epicenterIsfara(pop: 274,000)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan395 km (245 mi)NW of epicenterIstaravshan(pop: 273,500)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan401 km (249 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)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 GMT2026-05-24EpicenterAgency4.52129 km80 mi12:52:08.71TajikistanGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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)May 24, 2026 12:52 pm (Universal Time)8 minutes ago4.5129 km0 km - This quakeTajikistanMain 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 271 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 15.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.73 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 81 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 183 quakes per year (or 15.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 260 quakes per year (or 21.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 269 quakes per year (or 22.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 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