Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 105 km depth12 Sep 23:06 UTC: First to report: NCS after 14 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 12, 2026 22:52:47 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Sep 13, 2026, at 03:52 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth105 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.495°N / 73.466°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: China 33 km (21 mi) away | Kyrgyzstan 99 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode38.495°S / 106.534°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 2.1°C (36 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoSep 12, 2026 22:52 GMT / Sep 13, 2026 03:52 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 38.495 / 73.466: Tajikistan, 299km ENE of Fayzabad, AfghanistanSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 105 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23358558',38.49500,73.46600,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Tajikistan, 299km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 57 km (35 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 408 km (253 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(*)RegionCountry57 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan202 km (125 mi)SW of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan202 km (125 mi)SW of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan210 km (131 mi)N of epicenterNookat(pop: 18,200)I: Not feltOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan227 km (141 mi)NW of epicenterKyzyl-Kyya(pop: 32,000)I: Not feltBatkenKyrgyzstan229 km (143 mi)NW of epicenterIradan(pop: 26,200)I: Not feltBatkenKyrgyzstan233 km (145 mi)N of epicenterOsh(pop: 322,200)I: Not feltOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan238 km (148 mi)NW of epicenterQuvasoy(pop: 96,900)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan240 km (149 mi)E of epicenterYengisar(pop: 31,100)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina243 km (151 mi)NE of epicenterKashgar(pop: 506,600)I: Not feltXinjiangChina251 km (156 mi)N of epicenterKara Suu(pop: 26,600)I: Not feltOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan253 km (157 mi)N of epicenterQorasuv(pop: 33,000)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan253 km (157 mi)N of epicenterUzgen(pop: 49,400)I: Not feltOsh OblastyKyrgyzstan254 km (158 mi)N of epicenterXo'jaobod(pop: 20,200)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan255 km (158 mi)N of epicenterJalolquduq(pop: 24,000)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan255 km (158 mi)NW of epicenterFergana(pop: 299,200)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan255 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterQuva(pop: 46,400)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan256 km (159 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan256 km (159 mi)N of epicenterQo`rg`ontepa(pop: 25,900)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan260 km (162 mi)N of epicenterXonobod(pop: 44,000)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan261 km (162 mi)NW of epicenterAsaka(pop: 62,200)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan264 km (164 mi)N of epicenterDardoq(pop: 26,100)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan266 km (165 mi)NW of epicenterMarg'ilon(pop: 253,500)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan266 km (165 mi)N of epicenterOyim(pop: 32,800)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan269 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)I: Not feltChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan270 km (168 mi)NE of epicenterArtux(pop: 285,000)I: Not feltKezilesu, XinjiangChina272 km (169 mi)N of epicenterSuzak(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltJalal-Abad oblastKyrgyzstan272 km (169 mi)NW of epicenterOltiariq(pop: 25,500)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan272 km (169 mi)N of epicenterAndijon(pop: 747,800)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan275 km (171 mi)NW of epicenterShahrixon(pop: 71,400)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan275 km (171 mi)N of epicenterManas(pop: 123,200)I: Not feltJalal-Abad oblastKyrgyzstan279 km (174 mi)NW of epicenterRishton(pop: 34,800)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan280 km (174 mi)SW of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan283 km (176 mi)N of epicenterPaxtaobod(pop: 34,400)I: Not feltAndijan Region Uzbekistan296 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan304 km (189 mi)NW of epicenterIsfara(pop: 274,000)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan313 km (195 mi)NW of epicenterQo'qon(pop: 259,700)I: Not feltFergana Uzbekistan318 km (197 mi)NW of epicenterNamangan(pop: 713,200)I: Not feltNamangan Uzbekistan329 km (204 mi)NW of epicenterKonibodom(pop: 211,100)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan408 km (253 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 GMT2026-09-12EpicenterAgency3.9105 km65 mi22:52:47Tajikistan, 299km ENE of Fayzabad, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)3.9105 km65 mi22:52:47Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with NCSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 101 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: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 31.2 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 63 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 96 quakes per year (or 8 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 100 quakes per year (or 8.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very 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