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M4.9 Earthquake — Tajikistan

Event time: Oct 19, 2026 15:35 UTC Last updated: 1 hr ago Tajikistan

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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Tajikistan, reported by EMSC.

Measurements

Magnitude	M4.9
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	38.1500, 73.1300
Region	Tajikistan

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Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

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Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Also reported by: USGS

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Source updated 1 hour ago (Oct 19, 2026 17:29 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 11 seconds ago

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What has changed

Magnitude revised from M4.8 to M4.9 — Oct 19, 15:56 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Magnitude revised from M5.0 to M4.8 — Oct 19, 15:52 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Severity lowered from Moderate to Minor — Oct 19, 15:52 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

Official authorities in Tajikistan

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Agency for Hydrometeorology of Tajikistan

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