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Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 96 km southeast of Istaravshan, Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan, on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 1:07 am (GMT +5) -

Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 96 km southeast of Istaravshan, Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan, on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 1:07 am (GMT +5) Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 96 km southeast of Istaravshan, Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan, on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 1:07 am (GMT +5)

Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 12 km depth

22 Mar 20:10 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.
22 Mar 20:15: Now using data updates from GFZ
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28 Mar 17:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 11.6 km (from 7.5 to 7.2 mi).
Update Wed, 22 Mar 2023, 20:36

Significant magnitude 5.9 quake hits 97 km southeast of Khujand, Tajikistan early morning

5.9 quake 23 Mar 1:07 am (GMT +5)
5.9 quake 23 Mar 1:07 am (GMT +5)
Tajikistan was shaken near Khujand, Nohiyai Bobojon Ghafurov, Viloyati Sughd, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 only 28 minutes ago, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5.6 km beneath the epicenter near Khujand, Nohiyai Bobojon Ghafurov, Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan, early morning on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, at 1:07 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.8. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) at magnitude 5.9, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.8, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.9, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 6.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Novobod (pop. 5,400) located 52 km from the epicenter, Isfana (pop. 17,000) 56 km away, Suluktu (pop. 15,000) 63 km away, Proletar (pop. 16,400) 88 km away, Buston (pop. 21,500) 90 km away, Isfara (pop. 274,000) 94 km away, Istaravshan (pop. 52,900) 96 km away, Khujand (pop. 144,900) 97 km away, and Konibodom (pop. 50,400) 102 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Duschanbe (pop. 679,400) located 144 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 22, 2023 20:07:44 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 1:07 am (GMT +5)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5.8
Depth11.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude39.3829°N / 69.8809°E (Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan)
Antipode39.383°S / 110.119°W
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt613 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearby towns and cities47 km (29 mi) NNW of Novobod (Rasht, Republican Subordination) (pop: 5,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
93 km (58 mi) SSE of Proletar (Nohijai Çabbor Rasulov, Sughd) (pop: 16,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
96 km (59 mi) SE of Istaravshan (Sughd) (pop: 52,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
96 km (60 mi) S of Buston (Sughd) (pop: 21,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
102 km (64 mi) SSE of Khujand (Согдийская область) (pop: 144,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
104 km (65 mi) SW of Isfara (Sughd) (pop: 274,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
134 km (83 mi) NE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe) (pop: 679,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds -9.8°C (14 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 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
5.812 kmTajikistanUSGS
5.810 kmTAJIKISTANEMSC
5.95.6 kmTajikistanRaspberryShake
5.822 kmTajikistanGFZ
5.910 kmTajikistanIRIS
5.810 kmTajikistanNCS
5.810 kmTajikistan: Near DushanbeRENASS
5.910 kmTajikistan: 塔吉克斯坦CEIC
5.710 kmTajikistanGeoAu
6.70 kmTajikistan: Kyrgizstan RegionKRNET
6.66 kmTajikistan: Hindu Kush And Pamir AreaKNDC

User reports for this quake (639)

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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (212.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 2-5 s : I was at home and was sleeping. Then I heard something like short alarm. Then in a few seconds earthquake was started. It was more intense than yesterday, I heard wall shaking noises. I live in 6th floor of 9 floor flat. | 7 users found this interesting.  
Tashkent (214 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : В 6 этажа тресло нормально | 5 users found this interesting.  
Gagarin Shahri, Jizzakh Province (206.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 15-20 s : Я живу в Гулистане в коттеджных домах с родителями и своей семьёй. Я со своей семьёй на втором этаже и хочу заметить как в прошлый раз после вчера сегодня по времени 1:08-09 ночи было чуть посильнее.На этот раз трясло так что стенка мебельная трясло как будто нарочно её сбоку кто то трясёт. Ужас( | 2 users found this interesting.  
Tajikistan (128.7 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : я просто спал и все. потом и началось землетрисение. хорошо пережил но это было второй раз. вчера тоже такое было | 2 users found this interesting.  
Sleeping (217.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : I was slept very strong and feel shaking, my plates were shaking so loud on the kitchen | 3 users found this interesting.  
Tashkent -- Capital of Uzbekistan. / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vibration and rolling / 10-15 s : shook the house more than it was yesterday, it becomes scary, because yesterday it showed an earthquake 558.9 kilometers from the City of Tashkent, the Capital of Uzbekistan, and today it showed 230 kilometers from Tashkent тряхнуло дом сильнее чем было вчера, становится страшно, потому что вчера показало землетрясение в 558.9 километрах от Города Ташкента-Столицы Узбекистана, а сегодня показало в 230 километрах от Ташкента | 2 users found this interesting.  
Screenshot... .jpg (public domain)Look, the earthquake has become closer to Tashkent and to the whole of Uzbekistan than it was yesterday, I’m afraid that earthquakes will become closer to Tashkent and to the whole of Uzbekistan and will become stronger, but of course I don’t say, but (public domain)
Узбекистан (217.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Лежала в кровати, смотрела ютуб. Почувствовала тряску, ждала что будет дальше. Дальше тряска закончилась, попила воды, продолжила смотреть ютуб. | One user found this interesting.  
Uzbekistan toshkent (219.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / 10-15 s : Yer qimillashi bu ikkinchi marotaba qaytalanishi bundan bir necha kun oldin ham bu holat bolgan edi bu juda sezlarli boldi | One user found this interesting.  
Узбекистан Ташкент (212.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Мы спали и проснулись от того что кровать трясло и зазвенели висюльки на люстре. | One user found this interesting.  
Г.Худжанд / not felt : Да я почувствовала это было капец страшно даже чем вчера | One user found this interesting.  
Шымкент (324.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Я спала, была ночь проснулась от того что почувствовала что шатается кровать, испугалась резко вскочила. Оно повторилось ещё раз где-то через пол часа или час  
Rogun, Tajikistan (76.7 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 20-30 s : I was awake in bed, felt a shaking associated to a dull rumble, furniture and bed creaking; it lasted about 5 secs. Some 10 secs after that, a slow horizontal swinging lasting for about 10 secs.  
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (255.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short : I slept and was awakened by my bed shaking. I jumped to the door half asleep so I don't remember if the floor was still moving. As soon as I got to the door and I was fully awake, there was No shaking anymore.  
Шымкент (327.6 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 2-5 s : Мы спали, проснулись от тряски, документы,деньги все на готовые из за вчерашнего землетрясения. Спали в одежде. Быстро выбежали на улицу,выбежали все соседи.Город Шымкент 23.03.23. время было 02.10.  
Ташкенте (227.2 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Я облокотилась на дверной проём и разговаривала. В этот момент я почувствовала будто кто-то трясёт моё лицо. Когда я поняла что это землетрясение, я выбежала на улицу. Больше толчков я не ощущала.  
Ташкент (217.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Мы спали,от толчков соскочили и Выбежали на улицу, с 4 го этажа летели пулей вниз  
Kazakhstan, Shymkent (329.4 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 30-60 s : В шымкенте,лежала просто, почувствовала как колебится диван на котором я лежу и люстра качалась, продолжалось где то 1мин, в 02.05 примерно  
uzbekistan (255.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / vibration and rolling / 30-60 s : Я сидела в своей комнате на часах было час ночи и все спали люстра начала сильно качаться и 2 шкафа с одеждой я испугалась от шока не могла ничего сделать и просто смотрела на качающую люстру вся моя семья спала я потеряла дар речи и не смогл ани кого разбудить потом посмотрев в окно я увидела всех своих соседе  
Қазақстан, Жетісай қаласы (204.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Ұйықтап жатқанмын, оянып кеттім шошып. Дауысы өте қатты, тербелісі де кешегіден күштірек сезілді.  
  • Кече Афганистандан 7.7 бал
Khujand (102.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 30-60 s : Проснулись от толчков, окна и двери сильно шатались , дверь тряслась, шум, как будто под домом колоса двигались  
Душанбе 1:08 часа ночи райо (137.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : 5.6 секунд длился в городе душанбе я живу на пятом этаже не знаю сколко балов, но хорошо стряхнул.  
Tashkent, sergeli (212.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sleeping and get up when i heard my father said thay it was shaking. He said my bed was creaking and it was shorter but stronger than yesterday  
Джайхун, Таджикистан (248.8 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 30-60 s : Проснулась, оделась, но выходить из квартиры не стала, т.к. быстро закончилось  
Tashkent (222.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Стояла в проёме двери. Не стала выходить на улицу, т.к живу на 8 этаже  
Tashkent (227.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Я ложился спать, услышал звуки , скрипи качающийся шифонера. На кухне был звук холодильника.  
Тараз (411.7 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Ұйықтайын деп жатқанымда төсегім қозғалып люстралар қимылдады  
Самарканд (247.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / not felt / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Лёгкая тряска, учитывая что мы на втором этаже, но способная разбудить человека.  
Андижан (258.3 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Лежал в кровати, спал. Проснулся от небольшого покачивания и треска мебели.  
Тараз (395.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Проснулась от покачиванивании кровати и то что качался шкаф  
Худжанд (102.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s : Я лежал на матрасе на полу и я понял сразу что щас через несколько секунд будет землетрясение и сразу вскочил с матраса и услышал как посуда и мебель трясотся  
Бишкек (554.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Сидела за ноутом, слабо гремела посуда, люстра качнулась  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (17 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Apr 30, 2023 19:49
5 weeks ago
2.2

10 km
97 km S of Khujand, Ghafurov District, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Apr 13, 2023 11:57
8 weeks ago
3.2

10 km
37 km N of Novobod, Rasht, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Apr 9, 2023 15:59
8 weeks ago
2.6

10 km
84 km SW of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Mar 31, 2023 18:06
10 weeks ago
2.5

10 km
85 km NE of Vahdat, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 29, 2023 05:22
10 weeks ago
4.2

10 km
Batken, Kyrgyzstan, 65 km S of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Mar 28, 2023 22:12
10 weeks ago
4.2

194 km
Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan, 41 km SE of Isfana, KyrgyzstanMore
Mar 28, 2023 17:04
10 weeks ago
2.3

10 km
Viloyati Sughd, 52 km SE of Isfana, Leilek District, Batken, KyrgyzstanMore
Mar 28, 2023 02:54
10 weeks ago
2.8

10 km
12 km W of Novobod, Rasht, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 20:29
11 weeks ago
2.4

10 km
19 km N of Novobod, Rasht, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 03:50
11 weeks ago
4.7

10 km
Republican Subordination, 91 km NE of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 03:49
11 weeks ago
2.6

10 km
94 km NE of Vahdat, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 03:40
11 weeks ago
2.5

10 km
Republican Subordination, 94 km NE of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 02:53
11 weeks ago - felt
4.6

10 km
88 km SE of Istaravshan, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 01:44
11 weeks ago
3.7

10 km
84 km S of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, TajikistanMore
Mar 23, 2023 01:06
11 weeks ago
2.3

10 km
Republican Subordination, 94 km NE of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Mar 22, 2023 21:45
11 weeks ago
3.0

10 km
Republican Subordination, 99 km NE of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, TajikistanMore
Mar 22, 2023 20:54
11 weeks ago
2.3

10 km
87 km NE of Vahdat, Republican Subordination, TajikistanMore

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