Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 187 km depth5 Sep 20:02 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 11 minutes.5 Sep 20:02: Now using data updates from NCSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 5, 2026 19:51:13 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Sep 6, 2026, at 12:51 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.1Depth187 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.293°N / 72.22°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: Afghanistan 36 km (22 mi) away | Pakistan 60 km (37 mi) awaySeismic antipode37.293°S / 107.78°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 2.4°C (36 F), humidity: 35%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy27 minutes agoSep 5, 2026 19:51 GMT / Sep 6, 2026 12:51 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 37.293 / 72.22: Tajikistan, 149km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.1 / 187 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23339598',37.29300,72.22000,'27 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, Tajikistan, 149km 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 Khandud, a town with 5,500 inhabitants in Afghanistan, in 39 km (24 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, 412 km (256 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(*)RegionCountry39 km (24 mi)S of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan63 km (39 mi)W of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan83 km (52 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan91 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)I: Not feltIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan93 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterRushon(pop: 4,030)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan114 km (71 mi)S of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)I: Not feltChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan121 km (75 mi)W of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan165 km (102 mi)S of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan182 km (113 mi)NE of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan202 km (125 mi)S of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)I: Not feltUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan213 km (132 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)I: Not feltTakharAfghanistan225 km (140 mi)W of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan225 km (140 mi)W of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan234 km (145 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan234 km (145 mi)W of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan241 km (150 mi)SE of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)I: Not feltGilgit-BaltistanPakistan244 km (152 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan246 km (153 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)I: Not feltTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan250 km (155 mi)W of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan256 km (159 mi)S of epicenterDursh Khela(pop: 31,700)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan280 km (174 mi)S of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan282 km (175 mi)NW of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan284 km (177 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)I: Not feltKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan286 km (178 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltKunarAfghanistan298 km (185 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan300 km (186 mi)S of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan302 km (188 mi)NW of epicenterYovon(pop: 17,500)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan302 km (188 mi)W of epicenterVakhsh(pop: 15,200)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan305 km (190 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan309 km (192 mi)W of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan314 km (195 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan316 km (196 mi)W of epicenterKolkhozobod(pop: 18,500)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan327 km (203 mi)NW of epicenterBoshkengash(pop: 23,700)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan332 km (206 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan344 km (214 mi)NW of epicenterIsfara(pop: 274,000)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan404 km (251 mi)NW of epicenterIstaravshan(pop: 273,500)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan412 km (256 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 GMT2026-09-5EpicenterAgency4.1187 km116 mi19:51:13Tajikistan, 149km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.1187 km116 mi19:51:13Tajikistan0 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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 6, 2026 12:51 am (Kolkata)27 minutes ago4.1187 km0 km - This quake63 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 256 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: 1.52 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 75 quakes per year (or 6.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 179 quakes per year (or 14.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 245 quakes per year (or 20.4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 253 quakes per year (or 21.1 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