November 10, 2013 Earthquake: Vahdat, Tajikistan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Vahdat, Tajikistan on November 10, 2013 at 05:15:11 UTC, 23 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
- November 10, 2013
- Time
- 05:15:11 UTC
- Place
- Vahdat, Tajikistan
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 23 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.410° N, 68.890° E
- Country
- Tajikistan
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 104
- Houses damaged
- 256
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 104 homes destroyed and 256 damaged at Vahdat. Felt (IV) at Boshkengash and (II) at Dushanbe. Also felt at Navobod. (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
- 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
- August 18, 2006, Dushanbe (Stalinabad), Tajikistan
- February 3, 2002, Roghun, 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 10305.