Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 139 km depth21 Jun 01:19 UTC: First to report: NCS after 18 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 21, 2026 01:01:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jun 21, 2026, at 06:01 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.0Depth139 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.245°N / 72.063°EGorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanAlso near: Afghanistan 36 km (22 mi) away | Pakistan 59 km (37 mi) awaySeismic antipode37.245°S / 107.937°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 4.8°C (41 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy38 minutes agoJun 21, 2026 01:01 GMT / Jun 21, 2026 06:01 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 37.245 / 72.063: Tajikistan, 135km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 139 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23120718',37.24500,72.06300,'38 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Tajikistan, 135km 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 40 km (25 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, 399 km (248 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(*)RegionCountry40 km (25 mi)SE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)II: Very weakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan53 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan70 km (44 mi)SW of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan78 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan110 km (68 mi)S of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)II: Very weakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan157 km (97 mi)S of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan197 km (122 mi)NE of epicenterMurghab(pop: 10,800)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan197 km (123 mi)S of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)I: Not feltUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan198 km (123 mi)W of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)I: Not feltTakharAfghanistan212 km (132 mi)W of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan222 km (138 mi)W of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan227 km (141 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan230 km (143 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan232 km (144 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)I: Not feltTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan237 km (147 mi)W of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan249 km (155 mi)SE of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)I: Not feltGilgit-BaltistanPakistan252 km (157 mi)S of epicenterDursh Khela(pop: 31,700)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan258 km (160 mi)W of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan270 km (167 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)I: Not feltKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan272 km (169 mi)NW of epicenterNorak(pop: 18,100)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan276 km (172 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltKunarAfghanistan290 km (180 mi)W of epicenterVakhsh(pop: 15,200)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan291 km (181 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan291 km (181 mi)NW of epicenterYovon(pop: 17,500)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan292 km (182 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan297 km (185 mi)W of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan298 km (185 mi)S of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan303 km (188 mi)W of epicenterKolkhozobod(pop: 18,500)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan305 km (189 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan310 km (193 mi)W of epicenterMoskovskiy(pop: 22,100)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan317 km (197 mi)NW of epicenterBoshkengash(pop: 23,700)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan322 km (200 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan344 km (214 mi)N of epicenterIsfara(pop: 274,000)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan399 km (248 mi)NW of epicenterIstaravshan(pop: 273,500)I: Not feltViloyati SughdTajikistan399 km (248 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 GMT2026-06-21EpicenterAgency4.0139 km86 mi01:01:09Tajikistan, 135km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.0139 km86 mi01:01:09Tajikistan0 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)Jun 21, 2026 06:01 am (Kolkata)38 minutes ago4.0139 km0 km - This quakeTajikistan, 135km E of Fayzabad, AfghanistanMain 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 274 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 86 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 188 quakes per year (or 15.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 262 quakes per year (or 21.9 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 271 quakes per year (or 22.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 days after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Friday, Jun 19, 2026, at 04:00 am local time (Asia/Dushanbe GMT +5) in 40 km (25 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.2 earthquake 63 km E of Khorugh - Tajikistan - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.2. It had occurred 8 years earlier, on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 03:11 pm (GMT +4:30 local time) in Ishkashim, Afghanistan:Mag. 6.2 earthquake 36 km NW of Ishqoshim - Tajikistan - May 9, 2018 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.8. It had occurred 105 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921, at 08:36 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan:Mag. 7.8 earthquake 71 km SSW of Jurm - Afghanistan - Nov 15, 1921 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJun 19, 04:00 am (Dushanbe)4.2189 km40 km (25 mi) to the NE 63 km E of Khorugh, Tajikistan I FELT ITInfoJun 7, 01:54 am (GMT +4:30)4.1227 km96 km (59 mi) to the SW 23 km east of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJun 5, 08:23 pm (Kolkata)4.3120 km60 km (38 mi) to the S 128km ESE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan 1 reportInfoJun 5, 01:39 pm (Kolkata)4.075 km52 km (32 mi) to the S 150km ESE of Fayzabad, AfghanistanInfoJun 4, 06:02 am (Kolkata)4.0110 km21 km (13 mi) to the SE 74 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoFeb 25, 04:12 pm (Dushanbe)5.4104 km58 km (36 mi) to the SW 28 km north of Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 23 reportsInfoOct 17, 2025 05:15 pm (Karachi)5.510 km81 km (50 mi) to the SE 43 km ESE of Khandūd, Afghanistan 11 reportsInfoJan 14, 2022 08:43 pm (GMT +4:30)5.3107 km93 km (58 mi) to the SW 16 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan 24 reportsInfoMay 23, 2021 12:02 pm (Dushanbe)5.210 km62 km (38 mi) to the NE 131 km northeast of Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoJun 16, 2020 06:30 am (Dushanbe)5.6122 km67 km (42 mi) to the N 79 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 74 reportsInfoAug 10, 2019 11:43 am (Dushanbe)5.5100 km46 km (28 mi) to the W 42 km south of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 8 reportsInfoMay 9, 2018 03:11 pm (GMT +4:30)6.2116 km67 km (41 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, Afghanistan 249 reportsInfoMay 6, 2017 02:22 pm (GMT +4:30)5.2410 km82 km (51 mi) to the SW 5.6 km south of Ashkasham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 7 reportsInfoFeb 28, 2017 06:42 pm (Dushanbe)5.3114 km49 km (30 mi) to the N 64 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 23 reportsInfoMar 18, 2016 09:11 pm (Dushanbe)5.212 km96 km (60 mi) to the NEGorno-Badakhshan, 351 km east of Dushanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanInfoDec 7, 2015 12:50 pm (Dushanbe)7.111 km120 km (74 mi) to the NE 137 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 136 reportsInfoOct 26, 2015 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)7.5207 km133 km (83 mi) to the SW 77 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJun 30, 2015 02:37 am (GMT +4:30)5.3183 km88 km (55 mi) to the SW 13 km west of Ashkasham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 20 reportsInfoAug 30, 2012 06:50 pm (Dushanbe)5.4142 km9.9 km (6.2 mi) to the SE 63 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoJul 19, 2012 12:06 pm (GMT +4:30)5.698 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 72 km east of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 1, 2005 08:18 am (GMT +4:30)5.663 km100 km (62 mi) to the SW 90 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJan 1, 2002 12:28 pm (Dushanbe)6.3256 km37 km (23 mi) to the SE 89 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoMay 22, 2001 01:45 pm (GMT +4:30)5.3189 km90 km (56 mi) to the SW 93 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJun 30, 1999 03:48 am (GMT +4:30)5.7189 km94 km (58 mi) to the SW 88 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoSep 18, 1993 09:32 am (GMT +4:30)6.3113 km101 km (63 mi) to the SW 29 km S of Ashk?sham, AfghanistanInfoAug 9, 1993 05:12 pm (GMT +4:30)7.0215 km144 km (89 mi) to the SW 86 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoDec 4, 1992 04:36 pm (Dushanbe)5.8120 km64 km (40 mi) to the N 67 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoMay 10, 1992 08:34 am (GMT +4:30)5.833 km75 km (47 mi) to the E 60 km northeast of Khandud, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMar 25, 1990 06:47 pm (GMT +4:30)6.333 km81 km (51 mi) to the E 56 km east of Khandud, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMar 6, 1990 01:17 am (GMT +4:30)6.212 km93 km (58 mi) to the SE 63 km east of Khandud, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoFeb 5, 1990 09:46 am (GMT +4:30)6.3110 km75 km (47 mi) to the W 60 km east of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoSep 17, 1986 05:08 pm (Dushanbe)5.6120 km30 km (19 mi) to the W 27 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoJul 29, 1985 12:24 pm (GMT +4:30)7.499 km157 km (97 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, 242 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoDec 31, 1983 04:22 am (GMT +4:30)7.4215 km153 km (95 mi) to the SW 84 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoApr 21, 1978 07:52 pm (GMT +4:30)5.9227 km99 km (61 mi) to the SW 83 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoApr 3, 1971 06:43 am (GMT +4:30)5.933 km88 km (55 mi) to the W 48 km northeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoNov 24, 1969 10:23 pm (Dushanbe)6.0115 km38 km (24 mi) to the W 43 km south of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoJan 25, 1967 06:50 am (Dushanbe)6.0273 km71 km (44 mi) to the SW 1.5 km southeast of Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanInfoMar 14, 1965 08:23 pm (GMT +4:30)7.4208 km151 km (94 mi) to the SW 52 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 10, 1949 03:53 am (Universal Time)7.520 km240 km (149 mi) to the NW 43 km northeast of Rasht, Districts of Republican Subordination, TajikistanInfoMar 4, 1949 10:19 am (Universal Time)7.5229 km143 km (89 mi) to the SW 36 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJun 20, 1925 01:04 pm (Universal Time)6.5230 km97 km (60 mi) to the SW Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionInfoOct 13, 1924 04:17 pm (Universal Time)7.3205 km123 km (76 mi) to the SW 80 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoDec 6, 1922 06:25 pm (GMT +4:30)7.50 km162 km (101 mi) to the SW 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoNov 15, 1921 08:36 pm (Universal Time)7.8240 km167 km (104 mi) to the SW 71 km SSW of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJul 4, 1911 06:03 pm (GMT +4:30)7.60 km197 km (122 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, 203 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoJul 7, 1909 09:37 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km183 km (114 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, 136 km northeast of Bazarak, Panjshir, AfghanistanInfoApr 19, 1903 01:25 pm (Universal Time)6.9160 km98 km (61 mi) to the W 39 km east of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]