Major mag. 7.1 earthquake - Tajikistan on Monday, 7 December 2015
Major mag. 7.2 earthquake - Tajikistan on Monday, 7 December 2015
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 11.0 km.
Date & time: Monday, 7 December 2015 07:50 UTC
Magnitude: 7.2
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.12°N / 72.93°E
(Tajikistan)
Nearest volcano: Vakak (620 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 4*10^15 J (1106 GWh / 9.5*10^5 tons of TNT / 59.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Magnitude: 7.2
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.12°N / 72.93°E
(Tajikistan)Nearest volcano: Vakak (620 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 4*10^15 J (1106 GWh / 9.5*10^5 tons of TNT / 59.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
| Mon, 7 Dec 2015 | ||||
| Mon, 7 Dec 07:50 UTC | M 7.2 / 30 km | TAJIKISTAN | EMSC | |
| Mon, 7 Dec 07:50 UTC | M 7.2 / 26 km | - 105km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | USGS | |
| Mon, 7 Dec 07:50 UTC | M 7.2 / 26 km | W of Murghob,Tajikistan | GeoAu | |
| Mon, 7 Dec 07:50 UTC | M 7.4 / 30 km | 塔吉克斯坦 | CEIC | |
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Moscow RUSSIA (1215.9 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IX (Violent shaking): I DIED
Moscow RUSSIA (1215.9 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IX (Violent shaking): I DIED
Lahore, Pakistan (754.5 km S from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
mohali (894.5 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): i felt
mohali (894.5 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): i felt
Noida, Sector 126 / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Gurgaon / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (472.4 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking): 40 seconds duration (via app)
Dushanbe (364.4 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking): I do not think that the earthquake was so strong, long, yes, but not strong. I am in Dushanbe.
Islamabad / MMI IV (Light shaking)
hcl (1141.5 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
lovely professional university, jalandhar, punjab, (805.4 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
delhi, india (1147.9 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Dushanbe (362.6 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Delhi / MMI II (Very weak shaking): On 4th floor of office building, saw light fixtures shaking after some people complained of feeling tremors.
delhi (1137.4 km SSE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)
New Delhi (India) (1137 km S from epicenter)(no details): I was in office in delhi and felt this tremor. (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (513 km S from epicenter)(no details): Felt jolts briefly (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (473 km NW from epicenter)(no details): У нас было где-то 4 балла (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (464 km NW from epicenter)(no details): На 7 этаже не комильфо (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (461 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Маленько потрясло (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (464 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Ташкент.Сидела на кухне, у нас 4й этаж, затрясло резко, вода в бокале пришла в движение, также люстры и некоторые предметы. Долго длилось. (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (363 km W from epicenter)(no details): Находился на девятом этом в здании Вефа-центр (via EMSC)
Kakinada (India) (2520 km S from epicenter)(no details): Felt Vibrations for 1 Second. I am working on laptop at 1st Floor of Building. I felt vibration and laptop screen also vibrated. (via EMSC)
Sonipat (India) (1087 km S from epicenter)(no details): Repeated tremer in this region (via EMSC)
Shymkent (Kazakhstan) (541 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Непродолжительный но ощутимый толчок. Люстра прилично качалась. (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (510 km S from epicenter)(no details): Projector was swaying (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Started barely perceptible, then increased in intensity. Slow swaying that lasted at least 60 seconds. Door moved back and forth on hinges, window blinds swayed in sync with the motion of the earth. No one but me noticed at first, then everyone became aware as intensity increased. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (465 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Мы в ташкенте очень почувствовали (via EMSC)
New Delhi (India) (1145 km S from epicenter)(no details): Mild but clearly felt (via EMSC)
Shimla (India) (877 km SE from epicenter)(no details): the first wave was very weak after that a strong wave and then very weak waves continuous for a long period of time. (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (658 km NE from epicenter)(no details): на 7 этаже небольшие раскачивания (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (656 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Сильно шатало (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (654 km NE from epicenter)(no details): We are feeling it! (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (654 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Тресет. Всех эвакуируют (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (650 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Ощущали на 7 этаже. (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (648 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Почувствовал, длилось около 10 секунд, плавно. (via EMSC)
(Afghanistan) (534 km SW from epicenter)(no details): STRONG EARTHQUAKE!! (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (517 km S from epicenter)(no details): Felt a little. Office was vacated. (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (497 km S from epicenter)(no details): Another one. Mild aftershock, still feels a lot on 4th floor (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (495 km S from epicenter)(no details): My table lamp fell. My staff ran out and reached downstairs. I stayed in my office to care and lock. (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (495 km S from epicenter)(no details): Earthquake first jerk was strong as it rattled the windows and then swayed moves continues for almost 30 sec. With interval it felt again a little strong swayed moves. (via EMSC)
Peshawar (Pakistan) (478 km S from epicenter)(no details): This one tho. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Nothing extraordinary, not excessively scary, yet - quite uneasy feeling on the 15 floor of Tashkent International BusinessCentre (via EMSC)
Harīpur (Pakistan) (465 km S from epicenter)(no details): i was sitting on revolving chair and feel till 7 seconds blinds on window were swing and bulb energy saver was shacking. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (465 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Все спокойно,, (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (464 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Толчок сперва а затем волна силой поменьше. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (463 km NW from epicenter)(no details): 7 этаж.Шатало долго в этот раз. (via EMSC)
Chakdara (Pakistan) (399 km S from epicenter)(no details): Nothing felt inside the room. (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (363 km W from epicenter)(no details): shaked but not strong (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (363 km W from epicenter)(no details): It wasn't 7.2. It was about 3 or 4. Худо хамара нигох дора. (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (363 km W from epicenter)(no details): На 8 этаже очень ощутимо было. (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (362 km W from epicenter)(no details): Deep. Lasted 30 sec. Not very scary. (via EMSC)
(Tajikistan) (317 km NW from epicenter)(no details): происходит часто (via EMSC)
(India) (2278 km SE from epicenter)(no details): strongly felt in hindustan park (via EMSC)
Gurgaon (India) (1147 km S from epicenter)(no details): Slight shaking (via EMSC)
Noida (India) (1146 km S from epicenter)(no details): felt it stronglychair was shaking (via EMSC)
Noida (India) (1140 km S from epicenter)(no details): Things were lightly shaking in a high rise Delhi, India. This one really traveled far (via EMSC)
Ghaziabad (India) (1135 km S from epicenter)(no details): Quake felt for 30-40 seconds... (via EMSC)
Chandigarh (India) (898 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Feel shakes for few seconds with the duration of 7-10 seconds.. (via EMSC)
Jalandhar (India) (799 km S from epicenter)(no details): Mild earthquake. (via EMSC)
Lahore (Pakistan) (750 km S from epicenter)(no details): Felt in Lahore as well. Slow movement (via EMSC)
(Kazakhstan) (673 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Здания немного шатались и висящие предметы (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (669 km NE from epicenter)(no details): В Алматы отголоски землетрясения ощутили жители высоток (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (657 km NE from epicenter)(no details): В Алмате качнуло (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (655 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Было ощутимо, Казахстан, Алматы (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (655 km NE from epicenter)(no details): У нас на 18 этаже качало очень сильно (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (654 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Чувствую землятресение, примерно 3балла (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (650 km NE from epicenter)(no details): В Алматы, в Каменке - тряхнуло чувствительно, картины на стене зашатались... Секунд 5-10 было.. (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (650 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Горизонтально, плавно, но долго. (via EMSC)
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (646 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Трясет (via EMSC)
Gujar Khan (Pakistan) (549 km S from epicenter)(no details): It was normal but strongly felt (via EMSC)
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (544 km W from epicenter)(no details): Было заметно в самарканде вроде 3 балла (via EMSC)
Samarqand (Uzbekistan) (543 km W from epicenter)(no details): Long shaking (via EMSC)
Shymkent (Kazakhstan) (541 km NW from epicenter)(no details): учитывая, что предыдущее произошло не многим месяц ранее и было заметно сильнее, задаешься вопросом - не часто ли нас стало потряхивать? (via EMSC)
Shymkent (Kazakhstan) (538 km NW from epicenter)(no details): На втором этаже даже почувствовали, на 8 этаже вообще сильно было (via EMSC)
Taraz (Kazakhstan) (537 km NW from epicenter)(no details): В Таразе балов 3 было (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (527 km SW from epicenter)(no details): slowly felt it (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (527 km SW from epicenter)(no details): Long duration (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (522 km SW from epicenter)(no details): It was strong in Kabul Afghanistan (via EMSC)
(Pakistan) (517 km S from epicenter)(no details): Was fairly obvious to me but not everyone felt it. Saw the window blinds and wall hangings moving. (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (510 km S from epicenter)(no details): my mother felt it first , then we also felt , minor one (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (507 km S from epicenter)(no details): I felt like my head was spinning and when i looked up the fans and lamps were all moving. (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (506 km S from epicenter)(no details): it was normal but strongly felt (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (501 km S from epicenter)(no details): Mild, glass partitions were vibrating (via EMSC)
(Pakistan) (500 km S from epicenter)(no details): my chair shakes a little (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (497 km S from epicenter)(no details): Building shook (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (497 km S from epicenter)(no details): Window is shaking and the glass wall is also shaking (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (496 km S from epicenter)(no details): Shaking heavily. (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (496 km S from epicenter)(no details): Building jolts with (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (495 km S from epicenter)(no details): The duration was longer than the average earthquake experienced here. (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (495 km S from epicenter)(no details): It was a long earthquake. everyone rushed out of their buildings (via EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan) (495 km S from epicenter)(no details): I felt (via EMSC)
Taxila (Pakistan) (492 km S from epicenter)(no details): Was taking a nap and I woke up from the jolt. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (473 km NW from epicenter)(no details): I'm sure I felt something :D (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (470 km NW from epicenter)(no details): На четвертом этаже осень сильно было...по ощущениям баллов на 5 (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (470 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Очень страшно. Сильно и очень долго трясло. На 6 этаже хлопали двери (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (470 km NW from epicenter)(no details): 7этаж ощущались приличные продолжительные толчки (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (469 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Трясло долго (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (469 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Давольно долгое (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Страшно (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It was shaky (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): На шестом этаже нормально трихонуло. (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It was shaking and felt enough (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): lamps moving (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): We had abnormal warm weather ( 21C) and now it turned to cold. Sometimes when it changes an earthquake happens. Noticed :( (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Shaking heavily (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): was quite strong (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (468 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Was shaking smoothly but very long on the 9th floor (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (467 km NW from epicenter)(no details): That was Wau!!! (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (467 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Pizdes qimirladi (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (467 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Шаталась люстра на 2ром этаже. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (467 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Небольшое горизонтальное, и долго. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (466 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Чувствовалось (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (466 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Несильно, но продолжительно. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (466 km NW from epicenter)(no details): баллов 3,5-4 было,не меньше. Здание шаталось (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (465 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Пошатало норм. Ташкент (via EMSC)
Chirchik (Uzbekistan) (464 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Сильно было. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (464 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Эпицентр сарезское озеро это очень плохо да еще такое сильное в эпицентреВ Ташкенте было не так сильно но не похожее на предыдущии. (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (464 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It was shaking 30-40seconds (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (463 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Дом как на волне (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (462 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Чувствовалось .Довольно ощутимо трясло (via EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (460 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Почуствовали (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (460 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Шатало долго. Страшно (via EMSC)
Abbottābad (Pakistan) (447 km S from epicenter)(no details): Every thing is swinging (via EMSC)
Mingora (Pakistan) (383 km S from epicenter)(no details): Normal (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (370 km W from epicenter)(no details): Потрясло нормально! (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (368 km W from epicenter)(no details): Dushanbe: not so strong (via EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (364 km W from epicenter)(no details): Shaking was not strong, but frightening. (via EMSC)
Andijan (Uzbekistan) (297 km NW from epicenter)(no details): long jumped (via EMSC)
Osh (Kyrgyzstan) (260 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Началось медленно но было продолжительно. Возможно 30 секунд. (via EMSC)
Osh (Kyrgyzstan) (259 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It was shaking smooth but with extended move (via EMSC)
Khorog (Tajikistan) (141 km SW from epicenter)(no details): It was a strong one! (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (aftershocks) - show
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
| Fri, 1 Jan 2016 | ||||
| Fri, 1 Jan 09:09 UTC | M 4.4 / 41 km - [info] | Tajikistan | [Map] | GFZ |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2016 | ||||
| Wed, 13 Jan 21:37 UTC | M 5.0 / 10 km - [info] | Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region | [Map] | GFZ |
| Sat, 16 Jan 2016 | ||||
| Sat, 16 Jan 23:44 UTC | M 3.3 / 8 km - [info] | 塔吉克斯坦 | [Map] | CEIC |
| Sat, 16 Jan 23:44 UTC | M 4.3 / 10 km - [info] | - 40km WSW of Karakul, Tajikistan | [Map] | USGS |
