April 13, 2025 Earthquake: Rasht, Tajikistan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Rasht, Tajikistan on April 13, 2025 at 04:24:01 UTC, 12 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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 13, 2025
- Time
- 04:24:01 UTC
- Place
- Rasht, Tajikistan
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.014° N, 70.663° E
- Country
- Tajikistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 67
- Houses damaged
- 521
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.
An earthquake of 5.8 M at a depth of 12.6 km occurred on 13 April at 04.24 UTC (9.24 local time) in the district of Tajikistan, central Tajikistan. The epicentre was located about 25 km east of Rasht district. An aftershock of 4.7 M has been recorded in the same area at 14.34 UTC. According to media, as of 14 April, one child died in the Rasht district due to a collapsed building, and 29 houses have been damaged across Safedkunda, Gulkhani, Kul, and Askalon villages in the same district, and Buston, Anvar Qalandarov, and Ganishob of the Tojikobod district. (reference#13994)
One person died and 16 injured. 67 homes fully destroyed, 195 partially damaged, 186 lightly damaged, more than 140 affected causing only minor damage. (reference #14010)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 23, 838, Fergana, Uzbekistan
- July 10, 1949, Tajikistan
- February 18, 1911, Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, Tajikistan
- 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
- May 12, 2012, Tajikistan
- July 1, 2016, Rasht, Tajikistan
- February 26, 1983, Garm, Khazora, Tajikistan
- October 26, 1984, Dzhirgatal, Garm, 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 10828.