Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 120 km depth21 Sep 10:56 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 21, 2026 10:48:15 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Sep 21, 2026, at 03:48 pm (Asia/Dushanbe GMT +5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.70Depth120 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.85°N / 72.71°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: Afghanistan 63 km (39 mi) awaySeismic antipode37.85°S / 107.29°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 3.9°C (39 F), humidity: 23%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.7 | about seismic energy23 minutes agoSep 21, 2026 10:48 GMT / Sep 21, 2026 03:48 pm (Dushanbe time)Lat / Lng: 37.85 / 72.71: TajikistanSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.7 / 120 km, NCS: 4.9 / 115 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23380174',37.85000,72.71000,'23 minutes ago: Mag. 4.7, 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 Rushon, a town with 4,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 102 km (63 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 352 km (219 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(*)RegionCountry102 km (63 mi)W of epicenterRushon(pop: 4,030)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan106 km (66 mi)S of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan109 km (68 mi)W of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan116 km (72 mi)E of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan124 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterVanj(pop: 2,640)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan158 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan180 km (112 mi)S of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan185 km (115 mi)SW of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan199 km (124 mi)SW of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan205 km (127 mi)SW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan237 km (147 mi)S of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan257 km (160 mi)W of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan258 km (160 mi)SE of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan266 km (165 mi)W of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan267 km (166 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan267 km (166 mi)S of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan269 km (167 mi)N of epicenterNookat(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan272 km (169 mi)N of epicenterKyzyl-Kyya(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakBatkenKyrgyzstan274 km (170 mi)N of epicenterIradan(pop: 26,200)II: Very weakBatkenKyrgyzstan279 km (174 mi)N of epicenterQuvasoy(pop: 96,900)II: Very weakFergana Uzbekistan293 km (182 mi)N of epicenterFergana(pop: 299,200)II: Very weakFergana Uzbekistan294 km (183 mi)W of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan295 km (183 mi)SE of epicenterJaglot(pop: 27,000)II: Very weakGilgit, Gilgit-BaltistanPakistan295 km (183 mi)NW of epicenterBatken(pop: 27,700)II: Very weakBatkenKyrgyzstan297 km (184 mi)W of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan298 km (185 mi)N of epicenterOsh(pop: 322,200)II: Very weakOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan302 km (188 mi)W of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan304 km (189 mi)N of epicenterMarg'ilon(pop: 253,500)II: Very weakFergana Uzbekistan307 km (191 mi)SW of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan311 km (193 mi)NW of epicenterIsfara(pop: 274,000)II: Very weakViloyati SughdTajikistan335 km (208 mi)NW of epicenterQo'qon(pop: 259,700)II: Very weakFergana Uzbekistan336 km (209 mi)NW of epicenterKonibodom(pop: 211,100)II: Very weakViloyati SughdTajikistan337 km (209 mi)NE of epicenterKashgar(pop: 506,600)II: Very weakXinjiangChina340 km (211 mi)NW of epicenterBeshariq(pop: 96,900)II: Very weakFergana Uzbekistan352 km (219 mi)W of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)II: Very weakDushanbeTajikistan368 km (229 mi)NW of epicenterQayroqqum(pop: 49,200)II: Very weakViloyati SughdTajikistan372 km (231 mi)NW of epicenterBuston(pop: 36,900)II: Very weakNohiyai Bobojon Ghafurov, Viloyati SughdTajikistan380 km (236 mi)NW of epicenterKhujand(pop: 191,000)II: Very weakNohiyai Bobojon Ghafurov, Viloyati SughdTajikistan386 km (240 mi)SE of epicenterSkardu(pop: 260,000)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-09-21EpicenterAgency4.7120 km75 mi10:48:15.91TajikistanGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.7120 km75 mi10:48:15Tajikistan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.9115 km71 mi10:48:15Tajikistan, 198km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan14 km (8.5 mi) epicenter difference with GFZNCS (National Center for Seismology)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 5 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 21, 2026 03:48 pm (Dushanbe)23 minutes ago4.7120 km0 km - This quake109 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 177 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: 1.38 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 55 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 118 quakes per year (or 9.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 168 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 175 quakes per year (or 14.6 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