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Published: 22:16, 14 August 2023
5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, rest of Bangladesh
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted several areas of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka on Monday night.
The earthquake felt at 8:49pm Bangladesh time and the epicecentre of the earthquake was 47 km ENE of Sylhet at a depth of 35 km, Bangladesh, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake--The image shows magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Bangladesh, India, Myanamr, Bhutan and China on Monday 8:49pm, August 14, 2023. Photo: USGS
The tremor was also felt in India, Myanmar, Bhutan and China.
The distance of the epicentre was 228 km North East of BMD Seismic Centre, Agargaon in Dhaka, according to BMD.
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