All regions of Tajikistan are exposed to seismic activity.
Earthquakes can cause the most large-scaled destruction.
Thus, many lakes in the republic were formed as a result of earthquakes, including the largest lake Sarezskoe. The excellent scientific basis have been created in Tajikistan for observations and investigations. Significant success have been achieved by scientists in the field of seismologically stable construction. Similar earthquakes occurring in Tajikistan have not caused that significant damage to buildings and constructions as in Afghanistan. During many years the tests have been made on stability of buildings of different designs during earthquakes.