Tajikistan-Disasters-A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was confirmed in Tajikistan near the Afghanistan border
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck eastern Tajikistan near the Afghanistan border at 04:30 local time Thursday, releasing accumulated crustal stress along a fault zone that runs parallel to the frontier. Regional seismologists verified the event minutes after detection, placing the epicenter approximately 146 kilometers east-northeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.