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Major magnitude 6.8 earthquake - 67 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Thursday, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:37 am (GMT +5) -

Major magnitude 6.8 earthquake - 67 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Thursday, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:37 am (GMT +5) Major magnitude 6.8 earthquake - 67 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Thursday, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:37 am (GMT +5)

Major magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 21 km depth

23 Feb 00:41 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
23 Feb 00:45: Now using data updates from GFZ
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23 Feb 00:54: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & timeFeb 23, 2023 00:37:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:37 am (GMT +5)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.8
Depth20.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude38.0726°N / 73.2077°E (Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)
Antipode38.073°S / 106.792°W
Shaking intensityModerate shaking
Felt174 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearby towns and cities67 km (42 mi) W of Murghab (pop: 10,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
159 km (99 mi) ENE of Khorugh (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
206 km (128 mi) NE of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim) (pop: 26,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
319 km (198 mi) SE of Isfara (Sughd) (pop: 274,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
390 km (242 mi) E of Duschanbe (Dushanbe) (pop: 679,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
493 km (306 mi) SE of Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (pop: 1,978,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
535 km (332 mi) NE of Kabul (Afghanistan) (pop: 3,043,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The 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.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.821 kmTajikistan-Xinjiang Border RegionUSGS
6.810 km67 Km W of Murghob, TajikistanGFZ
6.820 kmTAJIKISTANEMSC
6.718 kmTajikistanINGV
6.839 kmTajikistan-Xinjiang Border RegionGeoAu
6.821 kmTajikistan-Xinjiang Border RegionRaspberryShake
6.810 kmTajikistan-Xinjiang Border Reg.IRIS
7.210 kmTajikistan: 塔吉克斯坦CEIC
6.725 kmTajikistanNCS
6.410 kmTajikistan: Near AndijonRENASS
6.60 kmTajikistan: Kyrgizstan RegionKRNET
6.82 kmTajikistan: Hindu Kush And Pamir AreaKNDC

Seismograms

Seismic station: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (ANMO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 11896 km / 7392 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User reports for this quake (184)

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Tashkent,Uzbekistan (496.1 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 minutes : I was lying on the bed, and I felt the bed begin to swing from side to side.I went out into the corridor, and saw the clothes dryer swinging, as well as the beads that were hanging on the wall.It lasted about a minute.When I was standing, my head ached, I started to get seasick, but strangely enough, nothing fell from the shelves or from the table | 13 users found this interesting.  
Ош (275.6 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I was sleeping, I woke up cause of it and then felt that my bed was shaking badly and heard sound of glass shaking. | 11 users found this interesting.  
Khorog, Tajikistan / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 10-15 s : Moderate to strong shaking. All lights were turned off so couldn’t look at objects around and tell how strong it was. But the bodily sensation I felt was of a very strong and long shake. | 11 users found this interesting.  
Home (389.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : tried not to panic | 11 users found this interesting.  
Noida / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : I was sitting on the bed in my 15th floor flat and felt it shaking. Confused, I looked up to the hanging lights and fans they too were swinging. So ran down with kids. Stayed downstairs for 15 mins before returning | 5 users found this interesting.  
Andijan city, Uzbekistan (312.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : It was about 06:38 morninig by tashkent time. I was in bed and rocked me like in a cradle for a few seconds | 4 users found this interesting.  
Бишкек (545.9 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I was awake working on a laptop when I heard squeaking sounds and suddenly felt “dizzy” (as I thought). I looked up at the ceiling and saw chandeliers moving back and forth, then stood up and could feel the floor moving. | 4 users found this interesting.  
Gurgaon, Haryana (1131.4 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : I was sitting on my bed reading and writing in my diary. I felt as if it I was swaying , I looked at fan and door to confirm and both were swaying. | 4 users found this interesting.  
Шымкент мкр. Нурсат (565.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Разбудила кошка,услышала,что звенит люстра и предметы дребезжат. | 3 users found this interesting.  
Osh (273.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Был на 4 этаже. Отчетливо ощущались горизонтальные толчки. | 3 users found this interesting.  
Namangan, Uzbekistan (349 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : I heard the furniture shaking while I was sleeping, the lights on the ceiling kept moving for about 1 minute | 3 users found this interesting.  
Osh (270.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I was sleeping, and suddenly felt the earthquake. Then I just went outside | 4 users found this interesting.  
Islamabad (486.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : I was sleeping on my couch and all of sudden feels shaking 2 3 times with gap of 1-2 secs | 4 users found this interesting.  
ISLAMABAD (495.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : It was very very shaking and at high intensity I was sleeping and my bed was shaking I just got up and start reciting kalma tayyaba .it's about for few seconds and just gone away thanks Allah pak for keeping us safe | 2 users found this interesting.  
Город Кара-суу (294.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Был дома лежал на полу два раза трясло между ними таймер 20сек | 2 users found this interesting.  
Ташкент (493.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Молился | 3 users found this interesting.  
Rawalpindi (496.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 5-10 s : Ifeal fear | 3 users found this interesting.  
abbottabad (435 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : There was shaking of very high intensity | 3 users found this interesting.  
Andijan (306.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Трясло нормально | 3 users found this interesting.  
Кыргызстан Ош (273.3 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Дочка проснулась на кормление, когда я начала кормить её услышала звки бьющегося стекла, оказалась эта люстра, вскочив с кровати я почувствовала лёгкое плавание под ногами, все это продолжалось минут 5-7, мы с мужем собрали вещи и вышли на улицу. Прождали полтора часа и вернулись обратно. Ля илляха илля АЛЛАХ | One user found this interesting.  
Mohali (873.5 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : My bed started shaking and our hanging lights fan were moving so much... Wind charms indoors were shaking and making sound a aloud | One user found this interesting.  
Burunday, Almaty Oblysy (662 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Очень страшно , спали дома , проснулись от сильных толчков ????‍♀️ | One user found this interesting.  
Tashkent uzbekustan (492.7 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 15-20 s : I wake up and feel shaking. we live on 16 floor and it was very scary. All doors opened and shake. I think it was 5 | One user found this interesting.  
Tashkent (490.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 minutes : I was lying and suddenly started shaking, looked and lamp and hanging objects, they shaked too. My neighbors went out | One user found this interesting.  
Mohali, S.A.S Nagar, Punjab (879.4 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short : I was sitting on a chair working on my desktop. I felt my head was spinning and looked up saw that all the hanging cards were moving in to and fro motion. | One user found this interesting.  
Tashkent (491.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Lying on the bed, I felt the shaking, like going on a train. The chandelier swayed and the furniture creaked | One user found this interesting.  
Tashkent (497 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Продолжительность землетрясение было +-8 секун, а потом ещё раз +- так же | One user found this interesting.  
Moscow / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Толчок + дрожь | 3 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
near Bāramūla, Jammu and Kashmir (417.4 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 20-30 s : I felt the objects moving as in the lamp hanging was swinging | 2 users found this interesting.  
Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir (435.6 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Praying salah | 2 users found this interesting.  
Gilgit (261.1 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : The building shaked for while. | 2 users found this interesting.  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (69 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Mar 24, 2023 08:39
1 day 16 hours ago
2.7

10 km
25 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 22, 2023 14:06
3 days ago
3.6

10 km
Gorno-Badakhshan, 60 km SE of Karakenja, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 22, 2023 14:05
3 days ago - felt
4.1

10 km
77 km E of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 22, 2023 00:20
4 days ago
2.4

10 km
TAJIKISTANMore
Mar 21, 2023 18:29
4 days ago - felt
3.9

19 km
Badakhshan, 181 km E of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 20:39
6 days ago
3.4

10 km
Afghanistan, 91 km SE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 18:00
6 days ago
3.8

70 km
89 km E of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 17:56
6 days ago
2.1

10 km
87 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 17:07
6 days ago
4.5

19 km
75 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 06:31
7 days ago
3.5

10 km
117 km NE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 06:01
7 days ago
4.4

170 km
56 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 19, 2023 06:01
7 days ago
4.1

107 km
Gorno-Badakhshan, Kyrgyzstan, 247 km E of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Mar 18, 2023 11:35
8 days ago
4.2

23 km
Gorno-Badakhshan, 275 km SE of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Mar 18, 2023 01:21
8 days ago - felt
4.3

105 km
58 km E of Khandūd, Wākhān, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Mar 18, 2023 00:27
8 days ago
2.4

10 km
59 km N of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 17, 2023 01:59
9 days ago
3.1

10 km
56 km N of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 17, 2023 01:59
9 days ago
4.5

10 km
82 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 16, 2023 03:26
10 days ago
2.8

10 km
38 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 14, 2023 14:15
11 days ago
2.2

10 km
TAJIKISTANMore
Mar 14, 2023 05:00
12 days ago
3.8

246 km
126 km NE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 13, 2023 12:08
13 days ago
2.1

10 km
99 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 12, 2023 09:32
14 days ago
4.3

10 km
91 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 11, 2023 16:52
2 weeks ago
3.9

10 km
23 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 11, 2023 04:33
2 weeks ago
4.3

80 km
78 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 9, 2023 10:15
2 weeks ago
3.9

43 km
68 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 9, 2023 01:36
2 weeks ago
4.4

119 km
54 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 9, 2023 00:38
2 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
84 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 8, 2023 15:18
2 weeks ago
2.1

10 km
TAJIKISTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGIONMore
Mar 8, 2023 10:42
3 weeks ago
4.2

132 km
27 km SE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 8, 2023 00:18
3 weeks ago
2.1

10 km
48 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 7, 2023 23:57
3 weeks ago
4.3

10 km
66 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 6, 2023 18:26
3 weeks ago
3.3

10 km
35 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 6, 2023 18:25
3 weeks ago
4.0

10 km
46 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 6, 2023 05:52
3 weeks ago
2.7

10 km
Gorno-Badakhshan, 71 km SE of Karakenja, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 6, 2023 05:52
3 weeks ago
3.3

10 km
48 km E of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 6, 2023 04:46
3 weeks ago
4.0

1 km
72 km N of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 5, 2023 22:10
3 weeks ago
4.6

10 km
37 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 5, 2023 00:40
3 weeks ago
4.2

80 km
66 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 4, 2023 17:33
3 weeks ago
4.1

71 km
39 km S of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 4, 2023 00:23
3 weeks ago
4.2

10 km
50 km S of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 3, 2023 07:08
3 weeks ago
2.3

10 km
75 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 3, 2023 03:23
3 weeks ago
2.5

10 km
Gorno-Badakhshan, 72 km SE of Karakenja, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 2, 2023 19:20
3 weeks ago
4.0

10 km
74 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 1, 2023 21:05
3 weeks ago
4.1

245 km
66 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 28, 2023 04:20
4 weeks ago
5.2

10 km
62 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 28, 2023 00:01
4 weeks ago
4.3

10 km
94 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 27, 2023 03:01
4 weeks ago
4.3

180 km
61 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 27, 2023 03:01
4 weeks ago
4.6

158 km
188 km NE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 26, 2023 15:15
4 weeks ago
3.9

10 km
Afghanistan, 71 km E of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 25, 2023 20:44
4 weeks ago
4.2

10 km
82 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 25, 2023 07:20
4 weeks ago
3.6

10 km
19 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 24, 2023 23:09
4 weeks ago
3.7

10 km
55 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 24, 2023 20:32
4 weeks ago
4.3

13 km
75 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 24, 2023 19:34
4 weeks ago
3.7

10 km
94 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 24, 2023 18:39
4 weeks ago
4.2

187 km
62 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 16:12
4 weeks ago
4.0

10 km
13 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 16:05
4 weeks ago
3.9

10 km
35 km N of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 11:24
4 weeks ago
4.6

62 km
90 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 08:01
4 weeks ago
4.7

10 km
66 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 06:50
4 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
157 km NE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 06:45
4 weeks ago
4.0

29 km
44 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 05:59
4 weeks ago
3.9

10 km
60 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 03:08
4 weeks ago
3.9

10 km
21 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 02:18
4 weeks ago
4.7

10 km
77 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 02:07
4 weeks ago
4.8

10 km
48 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 01:35
4 weeks ago
5.0

10 km
60 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 01:06
4 weeks ago
4.6

10 km
93 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 00:57
4 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
58 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 23, 2023 00:55
4 weeks ago - felt
5.0

10 km
86 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMTMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetails
Nov 15, 1921 20:36
101 years ago
7.8

240 km
304km / 189miKuran Wa Munjan, 102 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 26, 2015 09:09
7 years ago
7.5

212 km
279km / 173mi52 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 10, 1949 03:53
74 years ago
7.5

20 km
236km / 146mi47 km E of Rasht, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 4, 1949 10:19
74 years ago
7.5

229 km
278km / 173miYamgān, 36 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Mar 3, 2002 12:08
21 years ago
7.4

226 km
298km / 185miTagāb, 69 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 29, 1985 07:54
38 years ago
7.4

99 km
293km / 182miKuran Wa Munjan, 107 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Dec 30, 1983 23:52
39 years ago
7.4

215 km
289km / 180miYamgān, 84 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Mar 14, 1965 15:53
58 years ago
7.4

208 km
288km / 179miYamgān, 52 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 21, 1907 04:23
116 years ago
7.4

20 km
259km / 161mi25 km NE of Rasht, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Aug 11, 1974 01:13
49 years ago
7.3

9 km
163km / 101mi185 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Feb 18, 1911 18:41
112 years ago
7.3

15 km
58km / 36miGorno-Badakhshan, 336 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Dec 7, 2015 07:50
7 years ago
7.2

11 km
25km / 15miGorno-Badakhshan, 365 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Aug 9, 1993 12:42
30 years ago
7.0

215 km
280km / 174miYamgān, 86 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Aug 23, 1985 12:41
38 years ago
7.0

6.8 km
231km / 144mi66 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Jan 31, 1991 23:03
32 years ago
6.9

142 km
339km / 210miKuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 140 km SE of Khanabad, AfghanistanMore
Apr 15, 1955 04:13
68 years ago
6.9

20 km
234km / 145mi132 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Apr 15, 1955 03:40
68 years ago
6.9

20 km
236km / 147mi115 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Jul 10, 1949 16:24
74 years ago
6.9

20 km
216km / 134miRepublican Subordination, 215 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Nov 1, 1978 19:48
44 years ago
6.8

40 km
151km / 94mi132 km S of Osh, KyrgyzstanMore
Sep 27, 1944 16:25
79 years ago
6.8

20 km
170km / 105mi118 km SW of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Oct 5, 2008 15:52
14 years ago
6.7

27 km
171km / 106mi186 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Jul 14, 1991 09:09
32 years ago
6.7

213 km
268km / 166miZebak, 99 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 6, 1962 23:05
61 years ago
6.7

216 km
306km / 190miTagāb, Badakhshan, 51 km E of Farkhār, Takhar, AfghanistanMore
Jul 10, 1949 15:49
74 years ago
6.7

20 km
202km / 125miRepublican Subordination, 225 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Nov 25, 2016 14:24
6 years ago
6.6

10 km
144km / 89mi176 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Apr 10, 2016 10:28
7 years ago
6.6

210 km
251km / 156mi37 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jan 3, 2009 20:23
14 years ago
6.6

205 km
285km / 177miYamgān, 50 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Apr 5, 2004 21:24
19 years ago
6.6

187 km
259km / 161miYamgān, 78 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jun 6, 1966 07:46
57 years ago
6.6

216 km
254km / 158miZebak, 40 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jan 28, 1964 14:09
59 years ago
6.6

196 km
267km / 166miYamgān, 44 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Dec 12, 2005 21:47
17 years ago
6.5

225 km
267km / 166miZebak, 96 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Nov 8, 1999 16:45
23 years ago
6.5

228 km
245km / 152miZebak, 88 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
May 13, 1997 14:13
26 years ago
6.5

196 km
273km / 169miYamgān, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 30, 1974 05:12
49 years ago
6.5

211 km
289km / 180miYamgān, 86 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 16, 1963 15:43
59 years ago
6.5

35 km
73km / 45mi82 km NW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Aug 29, 1963 08:53
60 years ago
6.5

15 km
200km / 124mi154 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Apr 20, 1941 17:38
82 years ago
6.5

20 km
265km / 165miTajikistanMore
Aug 31, 1934 14:57
89 years ago
6.5

15 km
219km / 136mi52 km E of Rasht, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Jul 6, 1924 18:31
99 years ago
6.5

25 km
240km / 149miKyrgyzstanMore
Jul 24, 1919 02:03
104 years ago
6.5

20 km
224km / 139mi65 km SW of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Jun 26, 2016 11:17
7 years ago
6.4

10 km
155km / 96miOsh Oblasty, 392 km S of Bishkek, KyrgyzstanMore
Feb 20, 1998 12:18
25 years ago
6.4

236 km
258km / 160miHindu Kush region, AfghanistanMore
Aug 9, 1993 11:38
30 years ago
6.4

204 km
286km / 178miYamgān, 77 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 13, 1990 14:20
33 years ago
6.4

217 km
283km / 176miYamgān, 80 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Aug 2, 1985 07:46
38 years ago
6.4

120 km
302km / 187miKuran Wa Munjan, 106 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Feb 16, 1984 17:18
39 years ago
6.4

208 km
279km / 173miYamgān, 79 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Dec 25, 2015 19:14
7 years ago
6.3

204 km
255km / 158mi41 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Sep 17, 2010 19:21
13 years ago
6.3

220 km
282km / 175miYamgān, 47 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 17, 2000 22:53
23 years ago
6.3

141 km
284km / 176miKuran Wa Munjan, 98 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
May 12, 2000 23:10
23 years ago
6.3

108 km
325km / 202miKuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 127 km NE of Bāzārak, Panjshir, AfghanistanMore
Dec 17, 1997 05:51
25 years ago
6.3

207 km
286km / 178miYamgān, 83 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 18, 1995 09:30
27 years ago
6.3

223 km
309km / 192miTagāb, Badakhshan, 83 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, AfghanistanMore
Jun 30, 1994 09:23
29 years ago
6.3

227 km
268km / 166miZebak, 101 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Sep 18, 1993 05:02
30 years ago
6.3

113 km
233km / 145miChitrāl, Pakistan, 34 km S of Ishqoshim, TajikistanMore
Mar 25, 1990 14:17
33 years ago
6.3

33 km
118km / 73mi56 km E of Khandūd, Wākhān, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Feb 5, 1990 05:16
33 years ago
6.3

110 km
207km / 129miShuhadā, 60 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Aug 6, 1988 09:03
35 years ago
6.3

195 km
262km / 163miYamgān, 84 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
May 2, 1981 16:04
42 years ago
6.3

229 km
268km / 167miZebak, 96 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
May 9, 2018 10:41
5 years ago
6.2

103 km
195km / 121mi82 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 29, 2009 17:44
13 years ago
6.2

210 km
289km / 179miYamgān, 54 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 22, 2009 19:51
13 years ago
6.2

186 km
264km / 164miYamgān, 40 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Apr 3, 2007 03:35
16 years ago
6.2

222 km
287km / 178miYamgān, 75 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jan 3, 2002 07:05
21 years ago
6.2

129 km
314km / 195miKuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 126 km SE of Taloqan, AfghanistanMore
Feb 25, 2001 02:21
22 years ago
6.2

203 km
276km / 171miYamgān, 82 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Mar 5, 1990 20:47
33 years ago
6.2

12 km
131km / 81mi63 km E of Khandūd, Wākhān, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
May 5, 1987 15:40
36 years ago
6.2

202 km
286km / 178miYamgān, 71 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Sep 11, 1985 20:45
38 years ago
6.2

15 km
238km / 148mi52 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Sep 12, 1983 15:42
40 years ago
6.2

209 km
257km / 160miHindu Kush region, AfghanistanMore
Feb 13, 1983 01:40
40 years ago
6.2

16 km
267km / 166mi90 km NW of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Nov 12, 1972 17:56
50 years ago
6.2

115 km
32km / 20mi72 km W of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Sep 3, 1972 16:48
51 years ago
6.2

30 km
240km / 149miGhizer District, 89 km NW of Lulu sard Island, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanMore
Jan 20, 1972 11:36
51 years ago
6.2

212 km
283km / 176miYamgān, 86 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Feb 2, 2019 12:04
4 years ago
6.1

212 km
283km / 176mi42 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jan 31, 2018 07:07
5 years ago
6.1

187 km
269km / 167mi37 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jul 19, 2011 19:35
12 years ago
6.1

20 km
272km / 169mi16 km N of Aydarken, Kadamzhai District, Batken, KyrgyzstanMore
Nov 23, 2001 20:43
21 years ago
6.1

107 km
240km / 149miZebak, 32 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 3, 1987 11:00
36 years ago
6.1

95 km
239km / 148miZebak, 27 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Oct 26, 1984 20:22
38 years ago
6.1

33 km
203km / 126miRepublican Subordination, 124 km SE of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Jan 27, 1984 13:01
39 years ago
6.1

172 km
268km / 167miYamgān, 90 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jan 31, 1977 14:26
46 years ago
6.1

20 km
299km / 186mi3.7 km SE of Batken, KyrgyzstanMore
Nov 27, 1976 21:42
46 years ago
6.1

190 km
259km / 161miHindu Kush region, AfghanistanMore
Dec 20, 2019 11:39
3 years ago
6.0

204 km
290km / 180mi44 km SW of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanMore
Jan 24, 2011 02:45
12 years ago
6.0

110 km
53km / 33miGorno-Badakhshan, 350 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Oct 5, 2008 15:55
14 years ago
5.9

35 km
148km / 92miGorno-Badakhshan, 432 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Jan 23, 1954 16:06
69 years ago
5.9

15 km
108km / 67mi98 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 12, 2021 17:01
2 years ago
5.8

100 km
41km / 25mi29 km SW of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Jul 6, 2006 03:57
17 years ago
5.8

7 km
167km / 104mi30 km SE of Karakenja, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Nov 17, 2004 20:58
18 years ago
5.8

20 km
171km / 106miRepublican Subordination, 148 km SE of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Dec 4, 1992 11:36
30 years ago
5.8

120 km
93km / 58mi132 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
May 10, 1992 04:04
31 years ago
5.8

33 km
100km / 62mi127 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Oct 8, 1978 14:20
44 years ago
5.8

62 km
196km / 122mi110 km W of Kashgar, Xinjiang, ChinaMore
Aug 30, 1957 16:18
66 years ago
5.8

35 km
144km / 89mi60 km SE of Daroot-Korgon, Alay District, Osh Oblasty, KyrgyzstanMore
Jun 16, 2020 01:30
3 years ago
5.7

110 km
87km / 54mi129 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Feb 25, 2005 23:04
18 years ago
5.7

115 km
44km / 27miGorno-Badakhshan, 346 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
May 17, 1990 13:21
33 years ago
5.7

114 km
108km / 67mi45 km NE of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Mar 5, 1990 20:51
33 years ago
5.7

10 km
149km / 93miChitrāl, 229 km N of Battagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanMore
Dec 16, 1983 13:15
39 years ago
5.7

37 km
142km / 88mi134 km S of Osh, KyrgyzstanMore
Jan 23, 1954 17:12
69 years ago
5.7

15 km
107km / 66mi99 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Jun 16, 2020 01:30
3 years ago
5.6

102 km
78km / 48mi136 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanMore
Jan 24, 2020 07:09
3 years ago
5.6

10 km
186km / 116mi11 km E of Karakenja, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
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