July 29, 2006 Earthquake: Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan on July 29, 2006 at 00:11:51 UTC, 34 km below the surface. It killed 3 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
- July 29, 2006
- Time
- 00:11:51 UTC
- Place
- Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 34 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.255° N, 68.828° E
- Country
- Tajikistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 19
- Houses destroyed
- 721
- Houses damaged
- 721
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.
Three people killed, 19 injured, 721 houses destroyed, 1,205
damaged and power outages occurred in the Panj-Qumsangir area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 21, 1907, Karatag, Tajikistan
- May 30, 1998, Badakhshan, Takhar, Afghanistan
- February 4, 1998, Dushanbe, Rostaq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, Afghanistan
- December 16, 1982, Northeastern, Afghanistan
- October 26, 2015, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- January 22, 1989, Sharora, Gissar, Tajikistan
- September 22, 1930, Dushanbe (Stalinabad), Tajikistan
- March 3, 2002, Samanghan, Kabul, Rustaq, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- May 1, 1994, Tashiak, Termiz, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- March 19, 1976, Shamagan Province, Hindu-Kush, Afghanistan
- July 13, 1990, Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- November 2, 2025, Northern, 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 7363.