May 1, 1994 Earthquake: Tashiak, Termiz, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tashiak, Termiz, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan on May 1, 1994 at 12:00:35 UTC, 19 km below the surface. It killed 160 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 1, 1994
- Time
- 12:00:35 UTC
- Place
- Tashiak, Termiz, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 19 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.901° N, 67.163° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 160
- Injuries
- 330
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt (VI) at Tashiak and Termiz, (V) at Samarqand and (III) at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (reference #1053)
160 deaths, 330 injured, 100330 affected. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 21, 1907, Karatag, Tajikistan
- June 10, 1954, Northern, Afghanistan
- December 16, 1982, Northeastern, Afghanistan
- March 19, 1976, Shamagan Province, Hindu-Kush, Afghanistan
- November 2, 2025, Northern, Afghanistan
- April 18, 2010, Samangan Province, Afghanistan
- July 29, 2006, Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan
- January 1, 1911, Kabul, Afghanistan
- May 15, 818, Balkha, Hindu-Kush, Kazahkstan, Afghanistan, India
- April 18, 1991, Badakhstan Province, Afghanistan
- 50, Aikhanum, Afghanistan
- 1175, Turkmenistan
- November 28, 2018, Baghlan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5384.