Quakewire
← All earthquakes
4.1MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

40 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan

USGS

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 40 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan on 18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC. The hypocentre was 106 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 14 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
106 km

intermediate

Latitude
37.09°N

71.55°E longitude

Time
01:29 UTC

18 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.1

mb

EPICENTRE

View the official report

MAGNITUDE 4.1

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.

106 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

14 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.6.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.1 earthquake — Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · Quakewire