April 12, 2002 Earthquake: Do Abi-Nahrin, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Do Abi-Nahrin, Tajikistan, Afghanistan on April 12, 2002 at 04:00:23 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 50 people.
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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
- April 12, 2002
- Time
- 04:00:23 UTC
- Place
- Do Abi-Nahrin, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.959° N, 69.417° E
- Country
- Tajikistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 50
- Injuries
- 150
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 160
- Houses damaged
- 160; 250 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
At least 50 people killed, 150 injured, 160 houses destroyed and 250 damaged in the Do Abi-Nahrin area. Landslides blocked a road to Nahrin. Felt at Kabul. Felt at Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, Pakistan. Also felt at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (reference #150)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 23, 838, Fergana, Uzbekistan
- July 10, 1949, Tajikistan
- January 22, 1989, Sharora, Gissar, Tajikistan
- September 22, 1930, Dushanbe (Stalinabad), Tajikistan
- October 13, 1985, Kaptolyuk, Kayrakkum, Gafurov, Tajikistan
- July 19, 2011, Fargona, Violyati, Uzbekistan
- July 21, 2007, Rasht, Asht, Tajikistan
- April 26, 1966, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- July 10, 2021, Rasht, Tojikobod, Tajikistan
- January 9, 2002, Roghun, Tajikistan
- April 13, 2025, Rasht, Tajikistan
- May 12, 2012, Tajikistan
- March 22, 2023, Sughd, Tajikistan
- January 8, 2007, Isfaria, Kyrgyzstan
- July 11, 1980, Shurab, Nefteabad, Tajikistan
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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 5629.