This list of earthquakes in Tajikistan, is a list of notable earthquakes that have affected the area currently defined as Tajikistan.
Earthquakes Date Place Lat Lon Deaths Injuries MMI Comments Ref 2025-04-13 Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction 38.980 70.790 1 11 5.8 Mw VIII Severe damage 2023-03-22 Sughd 36.523 69.953 3 5.8 Mw VII Severe damage 2021-10-07 Rasht 38.959 70.572 5 30 5.7 Mw VII 20+ buildings destroyed 2021-02-12 Gorno-Badakhshan 38.136 73.545 1 5 5.9 IV Minor damage2018-05-09 Gorno-Badakhshan36.99471.382 2 6.2 IV Minor damage2018-03-29Roghun38.71669.9785.7 VIIDozens of houses damaged 2017-05-03 Lakhsh39.49471.4441 6.0 VIISevere damage 2015-12-07 Gorno-Badakhshan 38.26 72.77 2 Dozens 7.2 Mw VII Many homes destroyed 2012-05-13 Districts of Republican Subordination 38.61 70.35 1 5.7 Mw VII Many buildings destroyed / livestock killed 2011-07-19 Fergana Valley 40.05 71.44 14 86 6.2 Mw VIII 2010-01-02 Gorno-Badakhshan 38.245 71.467 5.4 IV 20,000 people homeless 2007-07-21 Rasht 38.936 70.485 12 5.2 VIMost deaths from a landslide 2006-07-29 Khatlon Province 37.26 68.83 3 19 5.6 Mw 2002-01-09Roghun38.67369.902 3 50 5.3 VModerate damage 1991-01-31 Afghanistan 35.99 70.42 3 200 6.9 Mw VII 545 people killed in Afghanistan, and 300 in Pakistan. 1989-01-22 Gissar 38.47 68.69 274 Many 5.3 Mb VII 1985-10-13 Kayrakum 40.3 69.82 29 80 5.9 Ms Extreme damage / many homes destroyed 1984-10-26 Djirgital 39.16 71.33 6.1 Ms VII Moderate damage / some homes destroyed 1977-01-31 40.04 70.85 5.9 Ms Moderate damage 1949-07-10 Gharm Oblast 39.2 70.8 7,200 7.5 1930-09-22 Dushanbe 38.4 68.5 175 6.3 1911-02-18 Rushon District 38.2 72.8 90 7.4 Ms 1907-10-21 Karatag 38.5 67.9 12,000–15,000 7.4 Ms Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
See also Geology of Tajikistan
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