M 6.8 in Tajikistan on 23 Feb 2023 00:37 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 1361420
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.8M
Depth: 20.522 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.0726 , 73.2077
Event Date: 23 Feb 2023 00:37 UTC
23 Feb 2023 05:37 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 23 Feb 2023 00:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
5.1 (Tajikistan)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000jqxc Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Tajikistan - Earthquake (ECHO 23 Feb 2023)Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:14

  • An earthquake of 6.8 M at a depth of 20 km occurred in eastern Tajikistan close to the border with western China on 23 February at 0.37 UTC (5.37 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 65 km west of Murghob Town (Gorno-Badakhshan Region).
  • At least five aftershocks with magnitude up to 5.0 M have been recorded in the area. USGS estimates that up to 2,000 people were exposed to strong shaking.
  • According to media reports there are no immediate reports of any causalties or damage.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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),