M 5.5 in Tajikistan on 03 Apr 2026 10:26 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1532953
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.8967 , 70.917
Event Date: 03 Apr 2026 10:26 UTC
03 Apr 2026 15:26 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 03 Apr 2026 10:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
5.1 (Tajikistan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us6000smbl Scaled population (raster) 1.2  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:26 Magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Rasht, Tajikistan 4/3/2026 1:50:00 PM.

173 km SSW of Fergana, Uzbekistan / pop: 164,000 / local time: 15:26:43.2 2026-04-03 53 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan / pop: 10,700 / local time: 15:26:43.2 2026-04-03. -- Arpajon, France (SC4) Seismological and Volcanological Observatory Cent
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Urgent: 5.5-magnitude quake hits 49 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan -- USG.. 4/3/2026 12:07:00 PM.

BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 49 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan at 1026 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 38.90
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Urgent: 5.5-magnitude quake hits 49 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan -- USG.. 4/3/2026 12:07:00 PM.

BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 49 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan at 1026 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 38.90
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5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Rasht, Tajikistan 4/3/2026 11:32:00 AM.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 49 km east-southeast of Rasht, Tajikistan, at 1026 GMT on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, reports, citing The quake epicenter was initially recorded at a depth of 10.0 km, located at 38.90
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),