February 3, 2002 Earthquake: Roghun, Tajikistan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Roghun, Tajikistan on February 3, 2002 at 20:59:27 UTC, 44 km below the surface.
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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
- February 3, 2002
- Time
- 20:59:27 UTC
- Place
- Roghun, Tajikistan
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 44 km (27 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.773° N, 69.924° E
- Country
- Tajikistan
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Several people injured and several buildings damaged in the Roghun area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 21, 1907, Karatag, Tajikistan
- May 30, 1998, Badakhshan, Takhar, Afghanistan
- July 10, 1949, Tajikistan
- February 4, 1998, Dushanbe, Rostaq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- January 22, 1989, Sharora, Gissar, Tajikistan
- September 22, 1930, Dushanbe (Stalinabad), Tajikistan
- April 12, 2002, Do Abi-Nahrin, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- October 13, 1985, Kaptolyuk, Kayrakkum, Gafurov, Tajikistan
- July 19, 2011, Fargona, Violyati, Uzbekistan
- July 21, 2007, Rasht, Asht, Tajikistan
- July 10, 2021, Rasht, Tojikobod, Tajikistan
- January 9, 2002, Roghun, Tajikistan
- July 29, 2006, Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan
- May 12, 2012, Tajikistan
- April 13, 2025, Rasht, 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 5621.