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4.7MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

30 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan

USGS

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan on 23 Sept 2026, 05:46 UTC. The hypocentre was 141.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 15 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
141.2 km

intermediate

Latitude
37.28°N

71.77°E longitude

Time
05:46 UTC

23 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.7

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.7

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.

141.2 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

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

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.7 earthquake — Khorugh, Tajikistan · Quakewire